"We're all surrounded," answered Teddy grimly.

"Surrounded?"

"Yes."

"I don't understand."

"You will, pretty soon."

"Surrounded by what?"

"Opposition."

"What!"

"What's the matter, can't you hear this morning?"

"I hear very well, but I don't understand what you mean when you
say we are surrounded by opposition. It strikes me we have been
surrounded by nothing else since we took charge of Car Three."

Teddy nodded.

"Yep, that's right. But this is different. On our left, if
you will observe closely, you will notice the canary yellow
of Car Three of the so-called Greatest Show on Earth. On your
right, if you still keep your eyes open and look hard, you will
discover the flaming red of the Wallace advance car. And--"