His coat seam jammed and Holman decided to wear the coat open. "No." He
walked away into the woods. He was only a few steps into the trees when
Nancy started the story again.
* * * * *
The fire flared up, brightening the ground around Holman's tent. Nancy
hugged her knees up close to her and rested her head on them. "He would
be out of place at the settlement," she said.
Holman dropped a log on the campfire and came back to sit beside the
girl. "He'd probably be happier running around out here in the woods."