“"No, b'God! Mike Fink don't wait when there's killin' to be done! Nope, he gets right down to it and sends them souls directly to Heaven or Hell, dependin' on their inclinations, and I suspects that Jacky Goddamn Faber is goin' to the lower regions 'cause God don't put up with people who steal other people's boats. No, he don't," said Fink with great resolution and firmness of purpose in his voice. "Hey!" He sat up straight and pointed off to port. "That looks like my boat! Pull over there!" Wi...th Clementine steaming behind me, I rowed in that direction. *** Clementine has been steaming a lot, ever since she found out that not only are you not a boy, but, worse yet, my betrothed. "That mean you gonna marry her, Jaimy?" she asked last night when we finally camped onshore, her hot eyes brimming with tears. "I don't know what anything means anymore, Clementine," I answered wearily, "but I meant what I said: I won't leave you." "What you gonna do, keep me in a shed out back of yer place when you marries her?MoreLessRead More Read Less
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