There were a few humans, too, henrys and emilys, all shaven-headed and wrapped in oil-stainedrags; Renie guessed they had been impressed from the Scarecrow's population. The Pankies had indeed resembled the creatures whohunted him. _ The name, the last thing Nandi had told him, rang strangely in his mind. A woman in a dress whose bodice revealed most of her breasts stumbled and snatched at his armfor support; he held her steady until she had her feet beneath her.
Fredericks looked more closely at Orlando and saw hismisery. Somewhere, Dread felt himself laughing. txtWithin a few steps the light of the open door was only a sheen in the mist behind them. The huge vessel wasmostly dark, but a few of its small windows glowed with lantern light--illumination Orlando hadmistaken for reflections of the beach fires.
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