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to shoot you down. [Liliom turns his head slowly around.] Who's coming up there?
Liliom
[Looking at Linzman.] Policemen.
Linzman
[To Ficsur.] You hold still, or[To Liliom teasingly.] How many policemen are there?
Liliom
[His eyes cast down.] Two.
Linzman
And what are the policemen sitting on?
Liliom
Horses.
Linzman
And which can run faster, a horse or a man?
Liliom
A horse.
Linzman
There, you see. It would be hard to get away now. [Laughs.] I never saw such an unlucky pair of highway robbers. I can't imagine worse luck. Just today I had to put a pistol in my pocket. And
