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Chapter V

           TheBirdWomanputonleatherleggings,andanice,parboiledtimeshemustbehaving!WorstdoseIeverendured,andI’dnothingtodobutswelter.”

           “Willyoubecomingoutofthere?”groanedFreckles.

           Shelaughedasifitwereafinejoke.

           “MaybeifI’dbetellingyouIkilledarattlercurleduponthatsameplaceyou’restanding,aslongasmebodyandthethicknessofmearm,you’dbemovingwhereIcanseeyourfooting,”heurgedinsistently.

           “Whataperfectlydelightfullittlebrogueyouspeak,”shesaid.“MyfatherisIrish,andhalfshouldbeenoughtoentitlemetothatmuch.’Maybe—ifI’d—betellingyou,’”sheimitated,roundingandaccentingeachwordcarefully.

           Freckleswasbeginningtofeelawildnessinhishead.HehadderidedWessneratthatsamehouryesterday.Nowhisowneyeswerefillingwithtears.

           “Ifyouwereunderstandingthedanger!”hecontinueddesperately.

           “Oh,Idon’tthinkthereismuch!”

           Shetiltedonthemorass.

           “Ifyoukilledonesnakehere,it’sprobablyallthereisnear;andanyway,theBirdWomansaysarattlesnakeisagentlemanandalwaysgiveswarningbeforehestrikes.Idon’thearanyrattling.Doyou?”

           “Wouldyoubeknowingitifyoudid?”askedFreckles,almostimpatiently.

           Howthelaughoftheyoungthingrippled!

           “’WouldIbeknowingit?’”shemocked.“YoushouldseetheswampsofMichiganwheretheydumprattlersfromthemarl-dredgersthreeandfouratatime!”

           Frecklesstoodastounded.Shedidknow.Shewasnotintheleastafraid.

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