i pondered my lucky escape-well , i guessed that if they had n't sniffed out moony first , then it would have been yours truly and brother bren for a double serving of dish of the day-but my heart was far from light as it occurred to me that if these guys were really after our kind , this was at best a reprieve , not a pardon , and that sooner or later those overcoats would be sharpening their teeth at my door .