The Last Dead Girl (2014)
“Roger Tolliver said.
I got to my feet and tried to make sense of that. Either Tolliver had the habit of talking about himself in the third person or— “The dog’s name is Roger,” Tolliver said. He tugged on the leash, and the barking gave way to a low growl. “My wife named him. She thought it was a funny joke. Gives you some idea of the marriage. Are you going to put the knife away?”
Last I knew, my pocketknife had been on the floor, but now it was in my hand.
“Are you going to keep h...old of the dog?” I asked.
“He probably wouldn’t bite you, even if I let him go,” Tolliver said. “He’d knock you down, surely. Keep you down, I imagine. He’d put his teeth on you, but he wouldn’t bite. You see the distinction?”
I nodded, though I wasn’t clear about the distinction. I knew I didn’t want to see it demonstrated. The dog barked, showing his teeth.MoreLess
I got to my feet and tried to make sense of that. Either Tolliver had the habit of talking about himself in the third person or— “The dog’s name is Roger,” Tolliver said. He tugged on the leash, and the barking gave way to a low growl. “My wife named him. She thought it was a funny joke. Gives you some idea of the marriage. Are you going to put the knife away?”
Last I knew, my pocketknife had been on the floor, but now it was in my hand.
“Are you going to keep h...old of the dog?” I asked.
“He probably wouldn’t bite you, even if I let him go,” Tolliver said. “He’d knock you down, surely. Keep you down, I imagine. He’d put his teeth on you, but he wouldn’t bite. You see the distinction?”
I nodded, though I wasn’t clear about the distinction. I knew I didn’t want to see it demonstrated. The dog barked, showing his teeth.MoreLess
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