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Chapter 12
LondonandJimcaughtupwiththem.Macsaid,"Youbetterleaveabigguardhere,London."
"O.K.I’lltellSamtostayandkeepaboutahundred.Thatsurewasanicespeech,Mac."
"Ididn’thavenotimetofigureitoutahead.Webettergetmovin’beforetheseguyscooloff.Oncetheygetgoin’they’llbeO.K.Butwedon’twant’emjusttostandaroundandcooloff."
Theyturnedandlookedback.Throughthecrowdthebearerscameswinging,carryingtheboxontheirforearms.Theclotofpeoplebrokeupandstraggledbehind.Thelightmistfell.Tothewestarentinthecloudshowedapatchofpalebluesky,andahigh,soundlesswindtorethecloudsapartastheywatched.
"Itmightbeanicedayyet,"Macsaid.HeturnedtoJim."Inearlyforgotaboutyou.Howdoyoufeel?"
"Allright."
"Well,Idon’tthinkyoubetterwalkallthatdistance.Yourideonthetruck."
"No.I’llwalk.Theguyswouldn’tlikeitifIrode."
"Ithoughtofthat,"saidMac."We’llhavethepallbearersridetoo.That’llmakeitallright.Weallset,London?"
"Allset"