Bill, Bingo and Bram 9

　　"I think I know why the cats don't go in his yard. I might even know what happened when Bingo went to bite Bill."

　　I propped myself up on my elbow(肘部) , and cast a sceptical gaze through the darkness at him.

　　"Go on then, what is it?" I asked, and couldn't resist adding, "Summat strange and eerie, summat as will trouble my sleep?"

　　"Oh forget it, I knew you'd just start making fun ..."

　　"I'm sorry," I put in, quickly, knowing that I may have just deprived myself of at least an amusing diversion. Ross could take half an hour to win round from a refusal to spill the beans in cases like this.

　　"Just don't ..." he replied.

　　After some persuading, Ross, who in fact wanted to get a second opinion on what he had seen, told me of the strange patch on Bill Smith's yard.