Lonely Dove
The whiskey didn’t damage hi
intellectual powers any, but it did make him more tolerant of the raw sorts he had to live with: Call and Pea Eye an
Deets, young Newt, and old Bolivar, the cook
When the sky had pinked up nicely over the western flats, Augustus went around to the back of the house and kicked th
kitchen door a time or two. “Better warm up the sowbelly and mash a few beans,” he said. Old Bolivar didn’t answer, s
Augustus kicked the door once or twice more, to emphasize his point, and went back to the porch. The blue shoat wa
waiting for him at the corner of the house, quiet as a cat. It was probably hoping he would drop something—a belt or
pocketknife or a hat—so he could eat it
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