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Chapter 23

           "Ohyes,thenyouwon’tneedasword,"shesaid.

           Ipaidforthecartridgesandthepistol,filledthemagazineandputitinplace,putthepistolinmyemptyholster,filledtheextraclipswithcartridgesandputthemintheleatherslotsontheholsterandthenbuckledonmybelt.Thepistolfeltheavyonthebelt.Still,Ithought,itwasbettertohavearegulationpistol.Youcouldalwaysgetshells.

           "Nowwe’refullyarmed,"Isaid."ThatwastheonethingIhadtoremembertodo.Someonegotmyotheronegoingtothehospital."

           "Ihopeit’sagoodpistol,"Catherinesaid.

           "Wasthereanythingelse?"thewomanasked

           "Idon’tbelieveso."

           "Thepistolhasalanyard,"shesaid.

           "SoInoticed."Thewomanwantedtosellsomethingelse.

           "Youdon’tneedawhistle?"

           "Idon’tbelieveso."

           Thewomansaidgood-byandwewentoutontothesidewalk.Catherinelookedinthewindow.Thewomanlookedoutandbowedtous.

           "Whatarethoselittlemirrorssetinwoodfor?"

           "They’reforattractingbirds.TheytwirlthemoutinthefieldandlarksseethemandcomeoutandtheItaliansshootthem."

           "Theyareaningeniouspeople,"Catherinesaid."Youdon’tshootlarksdoyou,darling,inAmerica?"

           "Notespecially."

           Wecrossedthestreetandstartedtowalkuptheotherside.

           "Ifeelbetternow,"Catherinesaid."Ifeltterriblewhenwestarted."

           "Wealwaysfeelgoodwhenwe’retogether."

           "Wealwayswillbetogether."

           "Yes,exceptthatI’mgoingawayatmidnight."

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