If Bobby had anything to say, it was gone the moment the stranger's eyes flashed. His own widened, and he fell back on his heels, too heavily, and had to take one, then two steps back before he was steady. His arms still lifted like a tightrope walker to maintain equilibrium, he seemed to recover from his shock with a smile that made his eyes squint.
"You're full of tricks, huh?" he said, curious as to what else the stranger had up his sleeve. To this end, he planted on hand firmly on his hip, the other waving a finger, challenging, "Show me too many and I'll start guessing your secrets."