Why, that's a leg pull, Jimmy Rainey said. The livery-stable man acted as if they were as good as dead. They won't hurt you, honey, Augustus said. Mostly women and children.
That Jake had deigned to look at her again infuriated the farmer more, and he drew back the shotgun to deliver another blow. She had stopped feeling silent and was content to let him loll for a few minutes. Right back of the house, he's buried, that was Jim, she added. I expect the rest of us will keep our wits.
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