They died together on the cell floor in a pool of blood, both half naked. He felt angry--the barber and the whore he had been looking forward to had been put off. But their fears were unfounded. Gus might be dead by then, and Deets was, for sure.
They did what they wanted with her but it wasn't enough--she could see them looking at her after they finished, and the looks made her more scared even than the things Monkey John threatened. How'd you get in my wagon? Augustus asked. It was puzzling to her, thinking back on it, why she had been so quick to trust him. All that could be said was that his stew was wonderfully flavorsome.
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