“Thisracewillnotbepulled,“saidMcLean。
“Bewithyouatthefinish,“saidScipio。
Andtheypassedon。Theydidnotseemlikerealpeopletohim。
Trampaslookedatthewallsandwindowsofthehouses。Weretheyreal?Washehere,walkinginthisstreet?Somethinghadchanged。
Helookedeverywhere,andfeelingiteverywhere,wonderedwhatthiscouldbe。Thenheknew:itwasthesunthathadgoneentirelybehindthemountains,andhedrewouthispistol。