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Further Discussion. Mrs. Carmody. Fortifications. What Happened to the Flat- Earth Society.
Thecorkscrewedtuftsofhairstillstuckupbehindhisearslikeacuckold’shorns.Hewasattheheadofanextremelysmallprocession-fiveoftheoriginalnineorten."Wearegoingout,"hesaid.
"Don’tsticktothiscraziness,"Millersaid."Mike’sright.Wecantalkitover,can’twe?Mr.McVeyisgoingtobarbecuesomechickenoverthegasgrill,wecanallsitdownandeatandjust-"
HegotinNorton’swayandNortongavehimapush.Millerdidn’tlikeit.Hisfaceflushedandthensetinahardexpression."Dowhatyouwant,then,"hesaid."Butyou’reasgoodasmurderingtheseotherpeople."
Withalltheevennessofgreatresolveorunbreakableobsession,Nortonsaid:"We’llsendhelpbackforyou."
Oneofhisfollowersmurmuredagreement,butanotherquietlyslippedaway.NowtherewasNortonandfourothers.Maybethatwasn’tsobad.ChristHimselfcouldonlyfindtwelve.
"Listen,"MikeHatlensaid."Mr.Norton-Brent-atleaststayforthechicken.Getsomehotfoodinsideyou."
"Andgiveyouachancetogoontalking?I’vebeenintoomanycourtroomstofallforthat.You’vepsychedouthalfadozenofmypeoplealready."
"Yourpeople?"Hadenalmostgroanedit."Yourpeople?GoodChrist,whatkindoftalkisthat?They’repeople,that’sall.Thisisnogame,andit’ssurelynotacourtroom.Thereare,forwantofabetterword,therearethingsoutthere,andwhat’sthesenseofgetting,yourselfkilled?"
"Things,yousay,"Nortonsaid,soundingsuperficiallyamused.
