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"OF COURSE," Blaine agreed

"I propose that, instead of a goose, our lives shall be the prize," Roland said "We will riddle you as we run, BlaineIf, e come to Topeka, you have solved every one of our riddles, you oose But if we stump you - if there is a riddle in either Jake&039;s book or one of our heads which you don&039;t know and can&039;t answer - you must take us to Topeka and then free us to pursue our quest That is our goose"

Silence

"Do you understand?"

"YES"

"Do you agree?"

More silence from Blaine the Mono Eddie sat stiffly with his ar of the Barony Coach Susan-nah&039;s left hand slipped across her belly, thinking of the secret which htly, avoiding the bloody tangles where the bumbler had been stabbed They waited while Blaine - the real Blaine, now far behind the his quasi-life beneath a city where all the inhabitants lay dead by his hand - considered Roland&039;s proposal

"YES," Blaine said at last "I AGREE, IF I SOLVE ALL THE RIDDLES YOU ASK ME, I WILL TAKE YOU WITH ME TO THE PLACE WHERE THE PATH ENDS IN THE CLEARING IF ONE OF YOU TELLS A RIDDLE I CANNOT SOLVE, I WILL SPARE YOUR LIVES AND TAKE YOU TO TOPEKA, WHERE YOU WILL LEAVE THE MONO AND CONTINUE YOUR QUEST FOR THE DARK TOWER HAVE I UNDERSTOOD THE TERMS AND LIM-ITS OF YOUR PROPOSAL CORRECTLY, ROLAND, SON OF STEVEN?"

"Yes"

"VERY WELL, ROLAND OF GILEAD

"VERY WELL, EDDIE OF NEW YORK

"VERY WELL, SUSANNAH OF NEW YORK

"VERY WELL, JAKE OF NEW YORK

"VERY WELL, OY OF MID-WORLD"

Oy looked up briefly at the sound of his name