FORE:Cadnan thought this too obvious to be worth reply, and waited.
FORE:When Si made the customary halt at the end of the first hour, his little command was strung back for a quarter of a mile, and little Pete Skidmore was out of sight."I'm goin' to give you a lesson on the evils of gamblin', Pete, especially when you don't know how."
FORE:"Fire!" shouted Si.He looked at Dara, who showed her fear for one instant.
THREE:"All right. Sheriff; we'll be right down," responded Si with alacrity. "Git together a few of the boys, and we'll stand off the Knights. There won't be much trouble, I think."
THREE:The mixture of feelings inside Cadnan was entirely new to him, and he couldn't control it very well. He found himself shaking without meaning to, and was unable to stop himself. There was relief, first of all, that it was all over, that he no longer had to worry about what Marvor might have planned, or whether Marvor were going to involve him. There was fright, seeing anyone carry through such a foolhardy, almost impious idea in the teeth of the masters. And there was simple disappointment, the disappointment of a novice theologue who has seen his pet heretic slip the net and go free. Far flashed the red artillery.'"
