Louflewathisfriedchicken。\"Oh，Iguessthedoctorknowshisbusiness，Alexandra。HewasverymuchsurprisedwhenItoldhimhowyou’dputupwithIvar。Hesayshe’slikelytosetfiretothebarnanynight，ortotakeafteryouandthegirlswithanaxe。\"
LittleSigna，whowaswaitingonthetable，giggledandfledtothekitchen。Alexandra’seyestwinkled。\"ThatwastoomuchforSigna，Lou。WeallknowthatIvar’sperfectlyharm—
less。Thegirlswouldassoonexpectmetochasethemwithanaxe。\"
Louflushedandsignaledtohiswife。\"Allthesame，theneighborswillbehavingasayaboutitbeforelong。Hemayburnanybody’sbarn。It’sonlynecessaryforoneproperty—
ownerinthetownshiptomakecomplaint，andhe’llbetakenupbyforce。You’dbettersendhimyourselfandnothaveanyhardfeelings。\"