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Huts on the Beach
"Youwouldn’tcaretohelpwiththeshelters,Isuppose?"
"Wewantmeat—"
"Andwedon’tgetit."
Nowtheantagonismwasaudible.
"ButIshall!Nexttime!I’vegottogetabarbonthisspear!Wewoundedapigandthespearfellout.Ifwecouldonlymakebarbs—"
"Weneedshelters."
SuddenlyJackshoutedinrage.
"Areyouaccusing—?"
"AllI’msayingiswe’veworkeddashedhard.That’sall."
Theywerebothredinthefaceandfoundlookingateachotherdifficult.Ralphrolledonhisstomachandbegantoplaywiththegrass.
"Ifitrainslikewhenwedroppedinwe’llneedsheltersallright.Andthenanotherthing.Weneedsheltersbecauseofthe—"
Hepausedforamomentandtheybothpushedtheirangeraway.Thenhewentonwiththesafe,changedsubject.
"You’venoticed,haven’tyou?"
Jackputdownhisspearandsquatted.
