《Slime》（史莱姆）四(3)

Gowse shivered. With a backward glance at the silent house, he started off down the road.
Now maybe they'd listen to him, he thought grimly. The day before they had laughed about the disappearance of Sarey. Maybe they wouldn't laugh so easily when he told them that Rupert Barnaby had gone into Wharton's Swamp with his dog–and that the dog had come back alone!