I ain't like that no more. I ain't the same, Ned. Claudia, she straightened me up, cleared me of drinkin' whiskey and all. Just 'cause we're goin' on this killing, that don't mean I'm gonna go back to bein' the way I was. I just need the money, get a new start for them youngsters. Ned, you remember that drover I shot through the mouth and his teeth came out the back of his head? I think about him now and again. He didn't do anything to deserve to get shot, at least nothin' I could remember when I sobered up.
Ned Logan You were crazy, Will.
Yeah, no one liked me. Mountain boys all thought I was gonna shoot 'em out of pure meanness.
Ned Logan Well, like you said, you ain't like that no more.
That's right. I'm just a fella now. I ain't no different than anyone else no more.
Ned Logan Hell, Will. We ain't bad men no more. Shit, we're farmers.
Should be easy killing them, supposing they don't go on down to Texas first.
Ned Logan How long has it been since you fired a gun at a man, Will? Nine, ten years?
Ned Logan Easy, huh? Hell, I don't know that it was all that easy even back then. And we was young and full of beans. I mean, if you was mad at 'em, Will, I mean. If they'd done you some wrong, I could see shooting 'em.
We done stuff for money before, Ned.
Ned Logan Yeah, we thought we did. All right, so what did these fellas do? Cheat at cards? Steal some strays? Spit on a rich fella? What?
Ned Logan What?
Yeah, they cut up her face, cut her eyes out, cut her fingers off, cut her teats, everything but her cunny, I suppose.
Ned Logan I'll be dogg - Golly, I guess they got it comin'. 'Course, you know, Will, if Claudia was alive you wouldn't be doin' this.
I seen 'em, Ned, I seen the angel of death, he's got snake eyes.
Ned Logan Who Will, who's got snake eyes?
It's the angel of death, oh Ned, I'm scared of dyin'.
Ned Logan Easy, partner, easy.
Ned Logan That's good, Will, that's good you saw Claudia, ain't it?
Her face was all covered with worms, oh Ned I'm scared, I'm dyin'. Don't tell nobody, don't tell my kids, none of the things I done, hear me?
Ned Logan All right, Will.
