16/18 It makes me sick--all through. Oh, Buck, they's a tingle in the tips of my fingers still from the time I had 'em in his throat. And it makes me feel unclean--the sort of uncleanness that won't wash out with no kind of soap and water. Buck, I'd most rather die myself than fight a man!" A vast amazement overspread the countenance of Buck Daniels as he listened to this outburst; it was as if he had heard a healthy man proclaim that he had no desire for bread and meat. Something rose to his lips, but he swallowed it. |