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'I guess I can understand any blame' thing that you can tell me,' said
the captain.
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Well, then, he's a fatalist,' said Herrick.
What's that, a fatalist?' said Davis.
'
'Oh, it's a fellow that believes a lot of things,' said Herrick,
'believes that his bullets go true; believes that all falls out as God
chooses, do as you like to prevent it; and all that.'
'
'
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Why, I guess I believe right so myself,' said Davis.
You do?' said Herrick.
You bet I do!' says Davis.
Herrick shrugged his shoulders. 'Well, you must be a fool,' said he, and
he leaned his head upon his knees.
The captain stood biting his hands.
'There's one thing sure,' he said at last. 'I must get Huish out of
that. HE'S not fit to hold his end up with a man like you describe.'
And he turned to go away. The words had been quite simple; not so the
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