\"There’splentytotellaboutCanada，\"hesaid，\"butnotnow。Whatstartedme？Oh，democracy。Yes，itwasyouthatbeganit。
Democracy？Afterall，itisworthwhilethatthepeoplewhoareonedaytofillthiswidelandshouldbetrulydemocratic，trulyfree，andtrulygreat。\"
Oncemorethelightbegantoburninhiseyesandinhisface。
\"Ah，tohaveahandinthat！\"
\"Andyou，\"shesaidinalowvoice，\"youwithallthatinyou，areonlyapreacher。\"
\"Amissionary，\"hecorrected。
\"Well，amissionary。Onlyamissionary。\"
Disappointmentandscornwerealltooevidentinhervoice。
\"ONLYamissionary。Ah，ifIcouldonlybeone。Amissionary！
Withamissionandamessagetomypeople！IfonlyIhadthegiftoftongues，offlaming，burning，illuminatingspeech，ofheart—
compellingspeech！Totellmypeoplehowtomakethiscountrytrulygreatandtrulyfree，howtokeepitfreefromthesordidthings，thecruelthings，theunjust，theunclean，theloathsomethingsthathavedebasedanddegradedtheoldernations，thataredebasinganddegradingevenyouryoung，greatnation。Ah，tobeamissionarywithatongueoffire，withamessageoflight！A
missionarytomypeopletohelpthemtohighandworthyliving，tohelpthemtoGod！ONLYamissionary！Whatwouldyouhaveme？A
money—maker？\"
Heturnedswiftlyuponher，amagnetic，compellingpersonality。
Fromthefuriousscorninhisvoiceandinhisflamingfaceshevisiblyshrank，almostasifhehadstruckher。
\"No！\"shebreathed。\"Nothingelse。Onlyamissionary。\"
Silentshestood，asifstillunderthespellofhiswords，hereyesdevouringhisface。
\"Howyourmotherwouldhavelovedyou，wouldhavebeenproudofyou，\"shesaidinalowtone。\"Is——istherenooneelseto——torejoiceinyou？\"sheaskedshyly，buteagerly。
Helaughedaloud。\"There’sdad，dearolddad。\"
\"Andnooneelse？\"Stillwithshy，eagereyessheheldhim。
\"Oh，heaps，\"hecried，stilllaughing。
Shesmileduponhim，aslightlyuncertainsmile，andyetasifhisanswersomehowsatisfiedher。
\"Good—bye，\"shesaidimpulsively，offeringherhand。
\"Butyouarenotgoing！You’restayingafewdays！\"hegasped。
\"No，we’regoing。We’regoingrightaway。Goodbye，\"shesaid。\"I
don’twantthoseotherstosee。Goodbye。Oh，it’sbeenawonderfulmorning！And，——and——afriendisawonderfuldiscovery。\"
Herhandheldhisinastrong，warmgrasp，buthereyessearchedhisfaceasifseekingsomethingshegreatlydesired。
\"Good—bye。Iamsorryyouaregoing，\"hesaid，simply。\"Iwanttoknowyoubetter。\"
\"Doyou？\"shecried，withasuddeneagernessinhervoiceandmanner。Then，\"No。Youwouldbedisappointed。Iamnotofyourworld。Butyoushallseemeagain，\"sheadded，asiftakinganewresolve。\"Wearecomingbackonabighunt，andyouandyourfatheraretojoinus。Won’tyou？\"
\"Dadsaidweshould，\"saidtheyouth，smilingattheremembrance。
\"Andyou？\"shesaid，withatouchofimpatience。
\"Ifthingscansoarrangethemselves——mywork，Imean，anddad’s。\"
\"But，doyouwantto？Doyoureallywantto？\"sheasked。\"IwishIknew。Ihatenottounderstandpeople。Youarehardtoknow。I
don’tknowyou。Butyouwillcome？\"
\"Ithinkso，\"saidtheyoungman。\"Ofcourseafellow’sworkcomesfirst，youknow。\"
\"Work？\"shecried。\"Yourwork？Oh，yourmissionarywork。Oh，yes，yes。Ishouldliketoseeyouatit。Come，letusgo。\"
Mr。CornwallBrandtheyfoundinafeverofimpatience。Hehadthetripscheduledtoatimetable，andhehatedtobeforcedtochangehisplans。HisimpatienceshoweditselfinsnappycommandsandinquiriestohisIndianguides，who，however，merelygruntedreplies。Theyknewtheirjobanddiditwithoutcommandoradvice，andwithcompleteindifferencetoanythingthewhitemanmighthavetosay。ToPaulatheonlychangeinhismannerwasanexcessofpoliteness。
Herfather，however，metherwithremonstrances。
\"Why，Paula，mydear，youhavekeptuswaiting。\"
\"What’stherush，pater？\"sheenquired，coolly。
\"Why，mydear，wearealreadybehindourschedule，andyouknowCornwallhatesthat，\"hesaidinalowvoice。
\"Cornwall！\"saidPaula，inaloudvoiceofunmistakableilltemper。
\"DoesCornwallrunthisoutfit？\"
\"MydearPaula！\"againremonstratedherfather。
Sheturnedtohimimpatiently，withanangrywordatherlips，caughtuponBarry’sfacealookofsurprise，pausedmidwayinherpassion，thenmovedslowlytowardhim。
\"Well，\"sheasked，inaneven，coldvoice，\"whatdoyouthinkaboutit？Andanyway，\"shedroppedhervoicesothatnoneheardbuthimself，\"whyshouldyouhaltme？Whoareyou，togivemepausethisway？\"
\"Onlyamissionary，\"heanswered，inanequallylowtone，butwithasmilegentle，almostwistfulonhisface。
Aswithaflashthewrathfulcloudvanished。
\"Amissionary，\"sherepliedsoftly。\"GodknowsIneedone。\"
\"Youdo，\"hesaidemphatically，andstillhesmiled。
\"Come，Paula，\"calledCornwallBrand。\"Weareallwaiting。\"
Herfacehardenedathiswords。
\"Good—bye，\"shesaidtoBarry。\"Iamcomingbackagainto——toyourwonderfulCanada。\"
\"Ofcourseyouare，\"saidBarry，heartily。\"Theyalldo。\"
Hewentwithhertothecanoe，steadiedherasshetookherplace，andstoodwatchingtillthebendintherivershutthemfromview。
\"Nicepeople，\"saidhisfather。\"Veryfine，jollygirl。\"
\"Yes，isn’tshe？\"repliedhisson。
\"Handsome，too，\"saidhisfather，glancingkeenlyathim。
\"Isshe？Yes，Ithinkso。Yes，indeed，very，\"headded，asifponderingthematter。\"Whendowemove，dad？\"
Alookofreliefcrossedthefather’sface。
\"Thisafternoon，Ithink。Wehaveonlyafewdaysnow。WeshallrunupBuffaloCreekintotheFoothillsforsometrout。Itwillbealittlestiff，butyouarefitenoughnow，aren’tyou，Barry？\"
Hisvoicewastingedwithanxiety。
\"Fitforanything，dad，thankstoyou。\"
\"Nottome，Barry。Toyourselflargely。\"
\"No，\"saidtheboy，throwinghisarmroundhisfather’sshoulder，\"thankstoyou，dearolddad，——andtoGod。\"
CHAPTERII
ONTHEREDPINETRAIL
OntheRedPinetrailtwomenweredrivinginabuckboarddrawnbyapairofhalf—brokenpintobronchos。Theoutfitwasaratherramshackleaffair，andthedriverwaslikehisoutfit。StewartDuffwasarancher，oncea\"remittanceman，\"butsincehismarriagethreeyearsagohehadlearnedself—relianceandwasdisciplininghimselfinself—restraint。Abig，leanmanhewas，histhickshouldersandlarge，hairymuscularhandssuggestinggreatphysicalstrength，hisswarthyface，heavyfeatures，coarseblackhair，keendarkeyes，deepsetundershaggybrows，suggestingforceofcharacterwithapossibilityofbrutalityinpassion。Yetwhenhesmiledhisheavyfacewasnotunkindly，indeedthesmilegaveitakindofruggedattractiveness。Hewaspasthisfirstyouth，andonhisfacewerethemarksofthestormywaybywhichhehadcome。
Hedrovehisjibingbronchoswithsteadyhands。Nolighttouchwashisuponthereins，andthebronchos’wildplungingmetwithacheckfromthosemuscularhandsofsuchironrigidityastoflingthembackhelplessandamazedupontheirhocks。
Hiscompanionwashisoppositeinphysicalappearance，andinthosefeaturesandlinesthatsounmistakablyrevealthenatureandcharacterwithin。Shortandstout，inclinedindeedtofat，tohisgreatdistress，histhick—setfigureindicatedstrengthwithoutagility，soliditywithoutresilience。Hehadapleasant，openface，withakindly，twinklingblueeyethatgoeswithamerryheart，withagenial，sunnysoul。Buttherewasintheblueeyeandintheopenface，forallthetwinklesandthesmiles，acertainalertshrewdnessthatproclaimedthekeenmanofbusiness，andinthecleancutlipslaythesuggestionofresolutestrength。
Alikablemanhewas，withaninfinitecapacityforhumour，butwithabedrockofunyieldingdeterminationinhimthatalwayssurprisedthosewhojudgedhimlightly。
Themenwerefriends，andhadbeencomradesmoreorlessduringthosepioneerdaysthatfollowedtheirarrivalinthecountryfromScotlandsomedozenyearsago。Oftentheyhadfallenoutwitheachother，forDuffwasstormyoftemperandhadahabitoflettinghimselfswingoutuponitsgustsofpassion，recklessofconsequences；buthewasevertheonetoofferamendsandtoseekrenewalofgoodrelations。Hehadfewfriends，andsoheclungthemorecloselytothosehehad。Atsuchtimestheotherwouldwaitincool，good—temperedbutdeterminedaloofnessforhisfriend’sreturn。
\"Youcanchewyourcudtillyou’recoolagain，\"hewouldsaywhentheoutbreakwouldarise。Butinvariablytheirdifferenceswerecomposedandtheirfriendshipremainedunbroken。
Themensatinthebuckboard，leaningforwardwithhunchedshoulders，swayingeasilytothepitchingofthevehicleasitrattledalongthetrailwhich，especiallywhereitpassedovertheroundtoppedridges，wasthicklystrewnwithstones。Beforethem，nowonthetrailandnowrangingwideovertheprairie，ranabeautifulblackandwhiteEnglishsetter。
\"Greatdogthat，Sandy，\"saidDuff。\"Icouldhavehadadozenbirdsthisafternoon。Awonderfulnose，andsteadyasarock。\"
\"Agooddog，Stewart，\"assentedSandy，butwithslightinterest。
\"Thereain’tanotherlikehiminthiswesterncountry，\"saidtheownerofthedogwithemphasis。
\"Oh，Idon’tknowaboutthat。Therearesomeverygooddogsaroundhere，Stewart，\"repliedSandylightly。
\"ButIknow。Andthat’swhyI’msayingthereain’thislikeinthiswesterncountry，andthat’sastrueasyournameisSandyBayne。\"
\"Well，mynameisSandyBayne，allright，buthowdidhecomeoutattheCalgarytrials？\"
\"Aw，thosedamnedgawks！Theydon’tknowagooddogfromahe—
goat！Theydon’tknowwhatadogisfor，orhowtousehim。\"
\"Oh，now，Stewart，\"saidSandy，\"IguessWillocksknowsadogwhenheseesone。\"
\"Willocks！\"saidhisfriendwithscorn。\"There’swhereyou’rewrong。DoyouknowwhyhecutSlipperoutoftheBlueRibbon？
Becausehewouldn’trangeamileaway。Darnedoldfool！What’sthegoodofapointamileaway！Keepsyourunningoverthewholecreation，makesyoulosetime，tiresyourselfandtiresyourdog；
andmorethanthat，inninecasesoutoftenyouloseyourbird。
Givemeacloseranger。Hecleansupashegoes，keepsyourgamerightatyourhand，andgetsyouallthesportthereis。\"
\"Whobeatyou，Stewart，inthetrials？\"
\"ThatbitchofSnider’s。\"
\"Man！Stewart，that’sabeautifulbitch！Iknowherwell。She’sabeautifulbitch！\"Sandybegantoshowenthusiasm。
\"Oh，thereyougo！That’sjustwhatthosefooljudgessaid。
’Beautifuldog！Beautifuldog！’Supposesheis！Looksain’teverything。They’resomething，butthequestionis，doesshegetthebirds？Now，Slippertheregotthreebirdstoherone。Got’emwithinrange，too。\"
\"Ah，butStewart，yon’sagoodbitch，\"saidSandy。
\"Lookhere！\"criedhisfriend，\"Ihavebredmoredogsintheoldcountrythanthosemeneversawintheirlives。\"
\"Thatmaybe，Stewart，butyon’sagoodbitch，\"persistedSandy。
ForamilemoretheydiscussedthemeritsofSlipperandofhisrivals，Sandywithhissemi—humorouschaffextractingquietamusementfromhisfriend’swrath，andthelatter，thoughsuspectingthathewasbeingdrawn，unabletorestrainhispassionatechampionshipofhisdog。
AtlengthSandy，wearyingofthediscussion，caughtsightofafigurefarbeforethemonthetrail。
\"Whoisthatwalkingalongthere？\"heenquired。
Togethertheyranoverthenamesofallwhointhishorsecountrywereunfortunateenoughtobedoomedtoapedestrianformoflocomotion。
\"Guessit’sthepreacher，\"saidDufffinally，whoseeyeswerelikeahawk’s。
\"He’sbeenoutatmyplaceSundayafternoon，\"saidSandy，\"butI
haven’tmethimmyself。Whatsortishe？\"
\"Don’taskme。Isometimesgowiththemadametochurch，butgenerallyIfallasleep。He’snoalarmclock。\"
\"Thenyoucan’ttellwhatsortofapreacherheis，\"saidSandywithatwinkleinhiseye。\"Youcan’thearmuchwhenyouareasleep。\"
\"Ihearenoughtoknowthathe’snogoodasapreacher。Ihearthey’regoingtofirehim。\"
\"Itellyouwhatitis，Stewart，\"saidSandy，\"Idon’tbelieveyouwouldknowagoodsermonifyouheardone。\"
\"What’sthatyousay？I’veheardthebestpreachersinthecountrythatbreedspreachers，inthecountrywherepreachersgrowliketheberriesonthebramblebushes。Iknowpreaching，andIlikegoodpreaching，too。\"
\"Oh，comeoff，Stewart！Youmaybeagoodjudgeofdogs，butI’mblowedifIamgoingtotakeyouasajudgeofpreachers。\"
\"Thesamequalitiesinallofthem，dogs，horses，preachers，\"
insistedDuff。
\"Howdoyoumakethatout？\"
\"Well，takeahorse。Hemustbeagood—looker。Thispreacherisagood—looker，allright，butlooksain’teverything。Mustbequickatthestart，musthavegoodaction，goodstyle，stayingpower，andgoodatthefinish。Mostpreachersneverknowwhentofinish，andthat’sthewaywiththisman。\"
\"Areyougoingtotakehimup？\"inquiredSandy，fortheywerenowcloseuponthemanwalkingbeforethem。
\"Oh，Iguessnot，\"repliedDuff。\"Ihaven’tmuchuseforhim。\"
\"Say，what’sthematterwithhim？Helooksratherpuffedout，\"
saidSandy。\"Bettertakehimup。\"
\"Allright，\"repliedDuff，pullinguphisbronchos。\"Goodday。
Willyouhavearide？Mr。BarryDunbar，myfriendMr。Bayne。\"
\"Gladtomeetyou，Mr。Bayne，\"saidBarry，whowaspaleandpantinghard。\"Thanksforthelift。Thetruth——is——I’mrather——doneup。
Atouchofasthma——thefirst——infiveyears。Anoldtroubleofmine。\"
\"Getuphere，\"saidSandy。\"There’sroomforthreeintheseat。\"
\"No——thankyou，——Ishould——crowdyou，——allrightbehindhere。
Beastlybusiness——thisasthma。Worsewhen——thepollen——fromtheplants——isfloating——about——sotheysay。Idon’tknow——nobodydoes——Ifancy。\"Theydroveon，bumpingoverthestones，Barrygraduallygettingbackhiswind。Thetalkofthemeninthefrontseathadfallenagainondogs，Stewartmaintainingwitheverincreasingvehemencehisexpertknowledgeofdogs，ofhuntingdogs，andveryespeciallyofsetterhuntingdogs；hisfriend，whilegrantinghisknowledgeofdogsingeneral，questioningtheunprejudicednatureofhisjudgmentasfarasSlipperwasconcerned。
AsDuff’sdeclarationsgrewinviolencetheybecamemoreandmoreelaboratelydecoratedwithprofanity。Inthefulltideoftheirconversationaquietvoicebrokein：
\"Toomany’damns。’\"
\"What！\"exclaimedDuff。
\"Ibegyourpardon！\"saidSandy。
\"Toomany’damns，’\"saidBarry，lookingquietlyatDuff。
\"Dams？Where？\"saidDuff，lookingabout。
\"Beaverdams，doyoumean？\"enquiredSandy。\"Idon’tseeany。\"
\"Toomany’damns，’\"reiteratedBarry。\"Youdon’tneedthem。Youreallydon’tneedthem，youknow，andbesides，theyarenotright。
Profanityisquiteuseless，andit’swicked。\"
\"Well，I’llbedamned！\"saidStewartinalowvoicetohisfriend。
\"Hemeansus。\"
\"Andquiteright，too，\"saidSandysolemnly。\"YouknowyourEnglishisrottenbad。Yes，sir，\"hecontinued，turningroundtoBarry，\"Iquiteagreewithyou。Myfriendisquiteunnecessarilyfreeinhisspeech。\"
\"Yes，butyouarejustthesame，youknow，\"saidBarry。\"Notquitesomany，butthenyouarenotquitesoexcited。\"
\"Gotyouthere，oldsport，\"gruntedDuff，highlyamusedatSandy’sdiscomfiture。ButtoBarryhesaid，\"Iguessit’sourownbusinesshowweexpressourselves。\"
\"Yes，itis，but，pardonme，notentirelyso。Thereareothersintheworld，youknow，andyoumustconsiderothers。Thehabitisabadhabit，arottenhabit，andquiteuseless——silly，indeed。\"
Duffturnedhisbackuponhim。Sandy，givinghisfriendanudge，burstintoaloudlaugh。
\"Youareright，sir，\"hesaid，turningtoBarry。\"Youarequiteright。\"
AtthispointSlippercreatedadiversion。
\"Hello！\"saidDuff。\"Say！Lookathim！\"Hepointedtothedog。
\"Ain’theapicture！\"
AhundredyardsawaystoodSlipper，rigid，everymuscle，everyhairtaut，onefootarrestedinair。
\"I’lljustgetthose，\"saidDuff，slippingoutofthebuckboardanddrawingthegunfrombeneaththeseat。\"Steady，oldboy，steady！
Holdthelines，Sandy。\"
Hemovedquicklytowardthedogwho，quiveringwiththatmysteriousinstinctfoundinthehuntingdog，stillheldthepointwithtautmuscles，noseandtailinline。
\"Hello！\"Barrycalledout。\"Itisn’ttheseasonyetforchicken。
Isay，Mr。Duff，\"heshouted，\"itisn’tthechickenseason，youknow。\"
\"Betterleavehimalone，\"saidSandy。
\"Butitisn’ttheseasonyet！Itisagainstthelaw！\"protestedBarryindignantly。
MeantimeStewartDuffwasclosingupcautiouslybehindSlipper。
\"Forward，oldboy！Ste—e—e—ady！Forward！\"Thedogrefusedtomove。\"Forward，Slipper！\"
Stillthedogremainedrigid，asifnailedtotheground。
\"On，Slipper！\"
Slowlythedogturnedhisheadwithinfinitecautionhalfroundtowardhismaster，asifinprotest。
\"Hello，there！\"shoutedBarry，\"youknow——\"
Justashecalledtherewasonallsidesagreatwhirringofwings。
AdozenchickenflewupfromunderDuff’sfeet。Bang！Bang！wenthisgun。
\"Missed，asI’masinner！\"exclaimedSandy。\"Ithoughthewasabettershotthanthat。\"
BackcameDuffstridingwidetowardthebuckboard。Fiftyyardsawayheshouted：
\"Say！whatthedevildoyoumeancallinglikethatatamanwhenhe’sonthepointofshooting！\"Hisfacewasblackwithanger。Helookedreadytostrike。Barrylookedathimsteadily。
\"But，Iwasjustremindingyouthatitwasnottheseasonforchickenyet，\"hesaidinthetoneofamanpreparedtoreasonthematter。
\"What’sthatgottodowithit！Andanyway，whosebusinessisitwhatIdobutmyown？\"
\"Butit’sagainstthelaw！\"
\"Oh，blankthelaw！Besides——\"
\"Besidesitisn’t——well，youknow，itisn’tquitesportingtoshootoutofseason。\"Barry’smannerwasasifdealingwithafractiouschild。
Duff，speechlesswithhispassion，lookedathimasifnotquitesurewhatformhisvengeanceshouldtake。
\"He’squiteright，Stewart，\"saidhisfriendSandy，whowashugelyenjoyinghimself。\"Youknowwellenoughyouaredownonthefarmerchapswhogopothuntingbeforeseason。It’srottensport，youknow。\"
\"Oh，hell！Willyoushutup！Can’tIshootovermydogwhenhepoints？I’mnotoutshooting。IfIwanttogivemydogalittleexperienceanoddbirdortwodon’tmatter。Besides，whatthe——\"
\"Oh，comeon，Stewart！Getin，andgetamoveon！Youknowyouareinthewrong。ButIthoughtyouwereabettershotthanthat，\"
addedSandy。
HisremarkdivertedDuff’srage。
\"Bettershot！\"hestormed。\"Whocouldshootwitha——a——a——\"hewasfeelingroundhelplesslyforaproperlyeffectiveword，——\"withafellowyellingatyou？\"heconcludedlamely。\"I’dhavehadabraceofthemifithadn’tbeenforhim。\"
\"Inthatcase，\"saidBarrycoolly，\"Isavedyoufromthelaw。\"
\"Savedmefromthelaw！Whatthedevildoyoumean，anyway？\"saidStewart。\"IfIwanttopickupabirdwho’stohinderme？Andwhat’sthelawgottodowithit？\"
\"Well，youknow，I’mnotsurebutitmighthavebeenmydutytoreportyou。Ifeelthatallwhobreakthegamelawsshouldbereported。Itistheonlywaytostopthelawlessdestructionofthegame。\"
Barryspokeinavoiceofquietdeliberation，asifponderingtheproperactioninthepremises。
\"Quiteright，too，\"saidSandygravely，butwithatwinkleinhisblueeye。\"Theyoughttobereported。Ihavenouseforthosepoachers。\"
Duffmadenoreply。Hisrageanddisgust，mingledwiththesenseofhisbeinginthewrong，heldhimsilent。Nomaninthewholecountrywasharderuponthegamepoachersthanhe，buttobeheldupinhisactionandtobethreatenedwiththelawbythisyoungpreacher，whomheratherdespisedanyway，seemedtoparalysehismentalactivities。Itdidnothelphisself—controlthathewasawarethathisfriendwashavinghisfunofhim。
Atthismoment，fortunatelyfortheharmonyoftheparty，theirattentionwasarrestedbytheappearanceofamotorcardrivenatafuriousratealongthetrail，andwhichalmostbeforetheywereawarecamehonkinguponthem。Withawildlurchthebronchoshurledthemselvesfromthetrail，upsettingthebuckboardandspillingitsload。
Duff，cumberedwithhisgun，whichhehadreloaded，allowedoneofthereinstodropfromhishandsandtheteamwentplungingaboutinacircle，butBarry，thefirsttogettohisfeet，rushedtotherescue，snatchedthereinsandheldontillhehaddraggedtheplungingbronchostoahalt。
TheragewhichhadbeenboilinginDuff，andwhichwithdifficultyhadbeenheldwithinbounds，suddenlyburstallbondsofcontrol。
Withafierceoathhepickedupthegunwhichhehadthrownasideinhisstrugglewiththehorses，andlevelleditatthespeedingmotorcar。
\"ForGod’ssake，Stewart，stop！\"shoutedBayne，springingtowardhisfriend。
Barrywasnearerandquicker。Theshotwentoff，buthishandhadknockedupthegun。
\"MyGod，Stewart！Areyoucleancrazy！\"saidBayne，grippinghimbythearm。\"Doyouknowwhatyouaredoing？Youarenotfittocarryagun！\"
\"I’dhavebusthisblankedtiresforhim，anyway！\"blusteredDuff，thoughhisfaceandvoiceshowedthathehadreceivedashock。
\"Yes，andyoumighthavebeenamurdererbythistime，andheadingforthepen，butforDunbarhere。Youowehimmorethanyoucaneverpay，youblankedfool！\"
Duffmadenoreply，butbusiedhimselfwithhishorses。Nordidhespeakagaintilleverythingwasinreadinessfortheroad。
\"Getin，\"hethensaidgruffly，andthatwashislastworduntiltheydroveintothevillage。
Atthestorehedrewup。
\"Thankyouforthelift，\"saidBarry。\"Ishouldhavehadatoughjobtogetbackintime。\"