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Chapter 22

           Yourmistakeis,thatyoudidn’tbringamanwithyou;that’sonemistake,andtheotheristhatyoudidn’tcomeinthedarkandfetchyourmasks.YoubroughtPARTofamanBuckHarkness,thereandifyouhadn’thadhimtostartyou,you’datakenitoutinblowing.

           "Youdidn’twanttocome.Theaveragemandon’tliketroubleanddanger.YOUdon’tliketroubleanddanger.ButifonlyHALFamanlikeBuckHarkness,thereshouts’Lynchhim!lynchhim!’you’reafraidtobackdownafraidyou’llbefoundouttobewhatyouareCOWARDS—andsoyouraiseayell,andhangyourselvesontothathalf-a-man’scoat-tail,andcomeraginguphere,swearingwhatbigthingsyou’regoingtodo.Thepitifulestthingoutisamob;that’swhatanarmyisamob;theydon’tfightwithcouragethat’sborninthem,butwithcouragethat’sborrowedfromtheirmass,andfromtheirofficers.ButamobwithoutanyMANattheheadofitisBENEATHpitifulness.NowthethingforYOUtodoistodroopyourtailsandgohomeandcrawlinahole.Ifanyreallynching’sgoingtobedoneitwillbedoneinthedark,Southernfashion;andwhentheycomethey’llbringtheirmasks,andfetchaMANalong.NowLEAVE—andtakeyourhalf-a-manwithyou"—tossinghisgunupacrosshisleftarmandcockingitwhenhesaysthis.

           Thecrowdwashedbacksudden,andthenbrokeallapart,andwenttearingoffeverywhichway,andBuckHarknessheheeleditafterthem,lookingtolerablecheap.

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