It was all I could do to ketch a good holt on him." "Oh, Shad," exclaimed Kit.

"I didn't want you to touch him, you know." "I didn't," Shad laughed.

"I just gave him a bit of sound scripture reasoning, aided by fist persuasion when he was inclined to put up an argument.

I'll stand guard over him until Han comes along, and takes him quietly off our hands.

I reckon he didn't think we had any majesty of the law here in Gilead." Kit looked after his retreating figure somewhat dubiously.