“I know I could if it were in self-defense … and to protect my wife and daughter. How about you, Jeannie?”
“Maybe in self-defense. I just don’t know if I’d have the nerve.”
Then Dan came in from having a smoke outdoors. New to the area, he’d only muttered a vague “up north” when asked where home was. Here was a chance to get to know him better.
“Dan,” I asked as he sat down. “Do you think you could kill someone?”
He thought for a moment, leaned forward, elbows on knees, said, “Okay … who ya got in mind?”
Ann-Louise Truschel – the specialist plagiariser/adapter – was challenged to do something with Lon's tale, so:-
“I know I could if it were in self-defense … and to protect my wife and daughter. How about you, Jeannie?”
“Maybe If I didn’t like somebody enough. I just don’t know if I’d have the nerve to do it myself.”
“Dan,” I asked as he sat down. “Do you think you could kill someone?”
He thought for a moment, leaned forward, elbows on knees, said, “Okay … who ya got in mind?”
“How ‘bout yourself, Dan,” said Jeannie.
“Damn!” I gasped. “I never thought he’d actually do it!”
“I never really liked Dan,” said Jeannie.
“Maybe in self-defense. I just don’t know if I’d have the nerve.”
Then Dan came in from having a smoke outdoors. New to the area, he’d only muttered a vague “up north” when asked where home was. Here was a chance to get to know him better.
“Dan,” I asked as he sat down. “Do you think you could kill someone?”
He thought for a moment, leaned forward, elbows on knees, said, “Okay … who ya got in mind?”
Ann-Louise Truschel – the specialist plagiariser/adapter – was challenged to do something with Lon's tale, so:-
“I know I could if it were in self-defense … and to protect my wife and daughter. How about you, Jeannie?”
“Maybe If I didn’t like somebody enough. I just don’t know if I’d have the nerve to do it myself.”
“Dan,” I asked as he sat down. “Do you think you could kill someone?”
He thought for a moment, leaned forward, elbows on knees, said, “Okay … who ya got in mind?”
“How ‘bout yourself, Dan,” said Jeannie.
“Damn!” I gasped. “I never thought he’d actually do it!”
“I never really liked Dan,” said Jeannie.
