Half a mile or so the two walked and then abruptly the man turned.
“I tried to avoid it, Gloria.”
“I know.”
“But he took the matter out of my hands. You saw that.”
“Yes.”
“I could see he was hurt because I hadn’t been out this year. And little ’Dolph isn’t the sort of man you can hurt.”
“No.”
“We both know that, don’t we?”
She looked up at him without answer. Tears stood in her eyes.
He turned his from them and his lips went tighter.