![]() ![]() ![]() I'm a doctor, and I brought what they need." He picked up Gregori's shoulders and stood waiting for the other man to make up his mind.īeau hesitated, puzzlement on his face, but then he lifted Gregori's legs and they struggled in silence with the dead weight, inching their way across the unstable, sponge-like ground. Help me get him into the boat, and find us a place in the dark where they can rest. "Gregori said you were someone he trusted. Before LaRue could see them clearly, Gary covered them from head to toe with a thick blanket. The amount of dried blood staining the material in so many places was appalling. Swearing, heedless of his own safety, he crossed the distance at a run. Gary spied the two bodies lying on a mound of rotting vegetation. If you sink into the marsh, you're dead." More carefully he tested the land and led the way from spot to spot of firmer ground. Gary, thick blankets in his arms, jumped to ground and sank two inches into the bog. Gary paced impatiently until Beau managed to maneuver the craft to the edge of the swamp. See the way that log lies half-buried in the mud? That is no log. "The stench is fading, and the regular rhythm of the bayou is already restoring itself. The old one is dead." LaRue's faded eyes searched the landscape. "I thought you said nothing was here but the big one," Gary protested. "Even if the old man is dead," LaRue cautioned, "there are other alligators in this area." ![]()
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