Rafa, now completely recovered from his earlier fright, had climbed upon the bar and adopted a dramatic pose, clearly as a prelude to a speech.

"No time,"Johan called. "The boy has disappeared. We must find him before he finds his father."

The villagers looked at each other in consternation, then all rushed out of the bar at once, causing a jam as they all tried to get through the narrow doorway at the same time.

By the time Johan and the women finally got out, ...