Today's Stichomancy for Liam Neeson

semi-darkness opened to let a figure out of it.

"All quiet along the Potomac, seh?" asked the foreman's blithe voice. "Good. I found the boys and got them started." He flung down a Mexican vaquero's gaily trimmed costume.

"Get into these, seh. Denver shucked them for me. That coyote must have noticed what we wore before he slid out. Y'u can bet the orders are to watch for us as we were dressed then."

"What are y u going to do?"

"Me? I'm scheduled to be Aaron Burr, seh. Missou swaps with me when he gets back here. They're going to rustle us some white men's clothes, too, but we cayn't wear them till we get out of

Job 16: 16 My face is reddened with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

Job 16: 17 Although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.

Job 16: 18 O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no resting-place.

Job 16: 19 Even now, behold, my Witness is in heaven, and He that testifieth of me is on high.

Job 16: 20 Mine inward thoughts are my intercessors, mine eye poureth out tears unto God;

Job 16: 21 That He would set aright a man contending with God, as a son of man setteth aright his neighbour!

Job 16: 22 For the years that are few are coming on, and I shall go the way whence I shall not return.

Job 17: 1 My spirit is consumed, my days are extinct, the grave is ready for me.

Job 17: 2 Surely there are mockers with me, and mine eye abideth in their provocation.

Job 17: 3 Give now a pledge, be surety for me with Thyself; who else is there that will strike hands with me?

Job 17: 4 For Thou hast hid their heart from understanding; therefore shalt Thou not exalt them.

The Tanach

plainly discovered his designs. He reminded Catriona of an errand, and bid her attend to it. "I do not see you should be one beyond the hour," he added, "and friend David will be good enough to bear me company till you return." She made haste to obey him without words. I do not know if she understood, I believe not; but I was completely satisfied, and sat strengthening my mind for what should follow.

The door had scarce closed behind her departure, when the man leaned back in his chair and addressed me with a good affectation of easiness. Only the one thing betrayed him, and that was his face; which suddenly shone all over with fine points of sweat.

"I am rather glad to have a word alone with you," says he, "because in

when I say that I shall either confirm or destroy his theory by means which he is quite incapable of employing, or even of understanding. To take the first example to hand, I very clearly perceive that in your bedroom the window is upon the right-hand side, and yet I question whether Mr. Lestrade would have noted even so self-evident a thing as that."

"How on earth--"

"My dear fellow, I know you well. I know the military neatness which characterizes you. You shave every morning, and in this season you shave by the sunlight; but since your shaving is less and less complete as we get farther back on the left side, until

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes