Alvarez realized that he had gone too far,
but I think that he fears Father Montigny for other reasons, too. The
priest may put the Governor General on his guard."
"So we ain't alone," said Long Jim musingly. "Curious how you git help
when you ain't expectin' it. The wicked hev it their way fur a while, an'
then they don't. They don't ever seem able to finish up their work.
Sometimes I think the right is jest like a river flowin' on in its nateral
channel, an' boun' to git to the sea after a while, no matter what
happens. The wrong is all them dams, an' san' bars an' snags, and brush
an' drift-wood that people an' chance pile up in the way. They do choke up
the waters, an' send 'em around in other channels, an' make a heap uv
trouble, but by and by them waters git to the sea jest the same."
"I hope so, Jim," said Paul.
"Now thar ain't no doubt uv what I say," said Long Jim. "Take this case uv
ourn. Jest when we need it most fur a thousand miles uv river travel we
git a bee-yu-ti-ful boat, all fitted up with everything we want. Jest when
that Spaniard gits his paws on us, he don't git his paws on one uv us, an'
that's Shif'less Sol out thar in the woods. An' so long ez Shif'less Sol
is free out thar in the woods we're mighty nigh free ourselves.
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