“Do you want some advice?” he asked. Pelletier gazed at him in alarm. “I know you don’t, old man, but here it is. Be careful,” said Pritchard. “Careful of what?” Pelletier managed to ask. “Of the Medusa,” said Pritchard. “Beware of the Medusa.” And then, before he continued down the stairs, he added: “When you’ve got her in your hands she’ll blow you to pieces.” For a while Pelletier stood there motionless, listening to Pritchard’s footsteps on the stairs, then the noise of the street door opening and closing. Only when the silence became unbearable did he continue upstairs, thoughtful and in
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