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Chapter 43

           Atthesametimehewaswatchingbeyondthebridgeforanythingtocomearoundthefarcorneroftheroad.Hedidnotfeelafraidnowatallandhehadnotbeenafraidalltheday.Itgoessofastanditissonormal,hethought.Ihatedtheshootingoftheguardanditmademeanemotionbutthatispassednow.HowcouldtheIngléssaythattheshootingofamanisliketheshootingofananimal?InallhuntingIhavehadanelationandnofeelingofwrong.Buttoshootamangivesafeelingasthoughonehadstruckone’sownbrotherwhenyouaregrownmen.Andtoshoothimvarioustimestokillhim.Nay,donotthinkofthat.Thatgavetheetoomuchemotionandtheeranblubberingdownthebridgelikeawoman.

           Thatisover,hetoldhimself,andthoucansttrytoatoneforitasfortheothers.Butnowthouhaswhatthouaskedforlastnightcominghomeacrossthehills.Thouartinbattleandthouhastnoproblem.IfIdieonthismorningnowitisallright.

           ThenhelookedatFernandolyingthereagainstthebankwithhishandscuppedoverthegrooveofhiship,hislipsblue,hiseyestightshut,breathingheavilyandslowly,andhethought,IfIdiemayitbequickly.NayIsaidIwouldasknothingmoreifIweregrantedwhatIneededfortoday.SoIwillnotask.Understand?Iasknothing.Nothinginanyway.GivemewhatIaskedforandIleavealltherestaccordingtodiscretion.

           Helistenedtothenoisethatcame,faraway,ofthebattleatthepassandhesaidtohimself,Trulythisisagreatday.Ishouldrealizeandknowwhatadaythisis.

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