It was pretty hard, I tell you, to assure myself of so much.

It means your safety.

You'll tell your story.

You'll be sent to some village or town and taken care of until a relative or friend is notified." "And you ?" she inquired, in a strange voice.
Duane kept silence.
"What will you do ?" she went on.
"Jennie, I'll go back to the brakes.

I daren't show my face among respectable people.