Don't you cheat, Gus, Lorena said suddenly. She would not even speak to him, no matter how sweetly he asked. Jake's head was ringing, and he couldn't see good, though he could tell the old man was gripping the shotgun like a club--he wasn't planning to shoot. It's only your stubbornness kept us going this long.
He stopped talking and listened. Now, girls, he said, let's not get to gunfighting. This leg's gonna give me problems. I don't know that Jake can protect you, even if he comes back, Augustus said.
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