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 . “You hain’t wanted where I’m goin’ where I’m goin’—for good. I’m trough bein’ weighted down by you two, weighted down and drug back…. Now ’t I got capital I’m a-goin’ to git a fresh start in the world.” He paused and waited for some expostulation from the boy, but Angus did not so much as glance toward him…. The woman’s screams persisted, as Titus walked out of the door and down the dusty road…. Angus Burke neither realized nor considered that he was being deserted by his father. He moved about stolidly, indifferent to all that had taken place….