First Post|Previous|Next
GLOSSARY
The meeting was over. Some of the men drifted off immediately, eager to start the long journey south, and James shook each man’s hand, providing him with fifty Confederate dollars - a substantial sum - to help him on his way. William was one of the last to leave, helping James scratch out his earthen map and then joining the tall man with the cousin in Georgia, and leaving James with only the bespectacled man. Perhaps fifteen seconds later William and his companion turned at the sound of chasing footsteps and a flash of lightning showed the bespectacled man running after them. It also showed James, looking attentively after them. And as the bright light faded, the long-promised rain began to fall.
First Post|Previous|Next
GLOSSARY
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment