“What're you packing?" "You'll pay to find that out," Raylan said. "Ice water in your veins, huh? You want a shot of Ji m Beam to go with it?" Boyd looked away from the table saying , "Ava, get Raylan--" and stopped. Ava had the shotgun pointed at him, stock under her arm, finger on the trigger. She said to Boyd, "You want to hear my story, how I shot Bowman? He never sat on the end, he liked the long side o f the table so he could spread out, rest his elbows when he wa s eating fried chicken or... corn'n the cob. You want to kno w what Bowman said when he looked up like you did and sa w me with his deer rifle?" Boyd said, "Honey, you only shoot people when they're having their supper?" He looked at Raylan for appreciatio n and got a deadpan stare. "Bowman's mouth was full of sweet potato," Ava said. "I w atched him shovel it in as I come out from the kitchen wit h the rifle. He said, 'The hell you doing with that?' " Boyd said, "Honey, put it down, would you, please?" He picked up a paper napkin and began wiping his hands.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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