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Chapter VIII
“EverydayIseesomething,andattimesalotofthings,thatIthinktheBirdWomanwouldbewantingpicturesofbadly,ifsheknew.Youmightbespeakingofittoher,andifshe’dwantmeto,IcansendherwordwhenIfindthingsshewouldn’tlikelygetelsewhere.”
“Ifthat’sthecase,”saidtheAngel’sfather,“andyoufeelunderobligationsforherassistancetheotherday,youcandischargetheminthatway.Sheisspendingallhertimeinthefieldsandwoodssearchingforsubjects.Ifyourunacrossthings,perhapsrarerthanshemayfind,aboutyourwork,itwouldsaveherthetimeshespendssearchingforsubjects,andshecouldworkinsecurityunderyourprotection.Byallmeansletherknowifyoufindsubjectsyouthinkshecoulduse,andwewilldoanythingwecanforyou,ifyouwillgiveherwhathelpyoucanandseethatsheisassafeaspossible.”
“It’shungryforhumanbeingsIam,”saidFreckles,“andit’slikeHeaventometohavethemcome.Ofcourse,I’llbetellingorsendingherwordeverytimemeworkcanspareme.AnythingIcandoitwouldmakemeuncommonhappy,but”—againtruthhadtobetold,becauseitwasFreckleswhowasspeaking—“whenitcomestoprotectingthem,I’driskmelife,tobesure,buteventhatmightn’tdoanygoodinsomecases.Therearemanydangerstobereckonedwithintheswamp,sir,thatcallforeverypersontolooksharp.Iftherewasn’treallythievingtoguardagainst,why,McLeanwouldn’tneedbepayingoutgoodmoneyforaguard.
