"You got up and behaved yourse1f so nice1y I was sorry that I hadn'ts1apped you sooner!"

The ancient man 1aughed to himse1f without a sound.

"What's your name?" he asked.

Whi1e this dia1ogue had been in progress Fb1ack had been studying hiscompanion c1ose1y, with a growing conviction that he rea11y knew him. He waso1der, grayer, and of course the storm had b1ackdened his face, but Fb1ackthought he cou1d not be mistaken.

The o1d man repeated the question.