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leaning against an empty cell; listening with a small; contemptuous smile on his lips。
〃What dis Mouseville?〃 Del asked; now frantic to know。
〃A tourist attraction; like I told you;〃 Brutal said。 〃There's; oh I dunno; a hundred or so mice there。 Wouldn't you say; Paul?〃
〃More like a hundred and fifty these days;〃 I said。 〃It's a big success。 I understand they're thinking of opening one out in California and calling it Mouseville West; that's how much business is booming。 Trained mice are the ing thing with the smart set; I guess … I don't understand it; myself。〃
Del sat with the colored spool in his hand; looking at us; his own situation forgotten for the time being。
〃They only take the smartest mice;〃 Brutal cautioned; 〃the ones that can do tricks。 And they can't be white mice; because those are pet…shop mice。〃
〃Pet…shop mice; yeah; you bet!〃 Delacroix said fiercely。 〃I hate dem pet…shop mice!〃
〃And what they got;〃 Brutal said; his eyes distant now as he imagined it; 〃is this tent you go into…〃
〃Yeah; yeah; like inna cirque! Do you gotta pay to get in?〃
〃You shittin me? Course you gotta pay to get in。 A dime apiece; two cents for the kiddies。 And there's; like; this whole city made out of Bakelite boxes and toilet…paper rolls; with windows made out of isinglass so you can see what they're up to in there…〃
〃Yeah! Yeah!〃 Delacroix was in ecstasy now。 Then he turned to me。 〃What ivy…glass?〃
〃Like on the front of a stove; where you can see in;〃 I。 said。
〃Oh sure! Dat shit!〃 He cranked his hand at Brutal; wanting him to go on; and Mr。 Jingles's little oildrop eyes practically spun in their sockets; trying to keep that spool in view。 It was pretty funny。 Percy came a little closer; as if wan