"Mornin', friend," Ben says, tipping back his hat.
"Mornin'," the man replies, his eyes sliding from Ben to the rabbits, then to Kate, and he offers a respectful nod in her direction. "Y'all doin' all right?"
"As fine as the good Lord intended," Ben says, amicable and all smiles. "He just provided some fine breakfast for me and the wife, here."
The man's eyes fall to the rabbits once more.
"I heard the shots."
"That's right," Ben says. "No trouble, just makin' sure Prudence gets a good meal to keep her strength up. She's got the consumption, y'see."
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"Mornin'," the man replies, his eyes sliding from Ben to the rabbits, then to Kate, and he offers a respectful nod in her direction. "Y'all doin' all right?"
"As fine as the good Lord intended," Ben says, amicable and all smiles. "He just provided some fine breakfast for me and the wife, here."
The man's eyes fall to the rabbits once more.
"I heard the shots."
"That's right," Ben says. "No trouble, just makin' sure Prudence gets a good meal to keep her strength up. She's got the consumption, y'see."