''sure , give me an hour or so . '' then haul ass back up here . how do i know you arent one of them ? your bulldog reputation in this town is well known . i asked him what his name was . i said you were n't going to go by yourself and i meant it . count to fifty , i tell him , backing through the maze entrance . who can it be at such a time ? `` it 's true , master , '' he said softly . 