3/12 I ain't goin' to put no irons on you if you give me your parole." "I'll see you in hell before I give you nothin'. I was a man, or a partways man, till I met up with you tonight, and now I'm a houn'-dog that's done my partner dirt! God amighty, what made me do it ?" He beat his knuckles against his forehead. "Vic, I've seen gents do considerable worse than you've done and come clean afterwards. You're goin' to get married and you're goin' to play white. Why, man, I had to use you as far as I could. |