? ? ? ? 'They are so pretty,' she objected. 'I cannot bear to think of it being done. It is so directly brutal, you know, so different from shooting them.'
? ? ? ? 'That roof must go on,' I answered grimly. 'Winter is almost here. It is our lives against theirs. It is unfortunate we haven't plenty of ammunition, but I think, anyway, that they suffer less from being clubbed than from being all shot up. Besides, I shall do the clubbing.'
? ? ? ? 'That's just it,' she began eagerly, and broke off in sudden confusion.
? ? ? ? 'Of course,' I began, 'if you prefer-'
? ? ? ? 'But what shall I be doing?' she interrupted, with that softness I knew full well to be insistence.
? ? ? ? 'Gathering firewood and cooking dinner,' I answered lightly.
? ? ? ? She shook her head. 'It is too dangerous for you to attempt alone.'
? ? ? ? 'I know, I know,' she waived my protest.
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