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Well, I hope it’s all from you!

[Rocks back and forth, sobbing]

They ain’t no use in foolin’ ourselves! It’s happened! He’s dead! Andy’s killed him!

Now stop your ravin’, Meg! They’s a thousand ways that horse might ha’ got loose! It might ha’ throwed him!

[ enters at the front, grim and determined.]

No, it didn’t! It’s not a buckin’ horse! You know that as well as I do! An’ I’ve never seed it skeer at nothin’ sence I got it! [He takes the shotgun from the rack and starts out.]

[Takes the rifle]

Wait! I’m a-goin’ with you an’ see what’s happened!

Matt! Don’t take the guns! If Sid’s dead, fightin’ won’t bring him back!