This Violent Land (2016)
““Damn, boy, this is the second time in the last three months you’ve showed up here. Are you tellin’ me I ain’t rid of you yet? I raised me a wolf oncet. Found ’im when he was a pup, I did. And when he growed big enough to take care of hisself, I set ’im free, but damn if he didn’t keep comin’ back. You ain’t no different from that wolf, ’ceptin’ at least there come a time when that critter quit comin’ around. When is that goin’ to happen to you?”
Smoke chuckled. In the old man’s eyes and the to...ne of his voice, he could read the pleasure Preacher felt at having him back.
“I figure I have to keep an eye on you, Preacher. You’re getting so old, I’m not sure you can even feed yourself, anymore.”
“Don’t you worry about me feedin’ myself. If I have to, I’ll take a fish out of a grizzly’s hand, and you know I can do it,” Preacher said, continuing the banter.
“I know that, old man. That’s why all the grizzlies steer well clear of you.”
“What brings you back?MoreLess
Smoke chuckled. In the old man’s eyes and the to...ne of his voice, he could read the pleasure Preacher felt at having him back.
“I figure I have to keep an eye on you, Preacher. You’re getting so old, I’m not sure you can even feed yourself, anymore.”
“Don’t you worry about me feedin’ myself. If I have to, I’ll take a fish out of a grizzly’s hand, and you know I can do it,” Preacher said, continuing the banter.
“I know that, old man. That’s why all the grizzlies steer well clear of you.”
“What brings you back?MoreLess
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