and nothing outside of a brick wall thrown between us is going to stop me . not a very nice fellow , either , by all reports . '' anyway , buddy 's not the jealous type . '' its nice to meet you two . you dont happen to want to tell me what youve been up to , do you ? he watched it swim away , and wondered whether it might be fit to eat . even the native girls stood by in a kind of mutual understanding common to their sex . 