And he's aware of the eyes on him now, but they're on him, the infamous (famous, he reminds himself) Ben Wade, cutthroat outlaw. Not on Dan, still sitting in the pew.
" ... well. Man wasn't stubborn."
His lips twitch.
"Had a good heart, tried to take care of his family. Right up 'til he died gettin' me on the 3:10 to Yuma."
He keeps his eyes trained on the wood box. He can't look down at Alice or William or Mark, though he knows they're looking at him.
"Didn't die 'cause he was stubborn. Died 'cause he was willin' to do whatever it took to take care of the people he loved. And that is what y'all should remember 'bout him."
A pause.
"That, and he moved pretty damn fast for a man with one leg."
He keeps his feet, for the moment. Keeping all eyes on him and not the man next to him.
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Date: 2008-07-07 10:57 pm (UTC)"Dan Evans — "
And he's aware of the eyes on him now, but they're on him, the infamous (famous, he reminds himself) Ben Wade, cutthroat outlaw. Not on Dan, still sitting in the pew.
" ... well. Man wasn't stubborn."
His lips twitch.
"Had a good heart, tried to take care of his family. Right up 'til he died gettin' me on the 3:10 to Yuma."
He keeps his eyes trained on the wood box. He can't look down at Alice or William or Mark, though he knows they're looking at him.
"Didn't die 'cause he was stubborn. Died 'cause he was willin' to do whatever it took to take care of the people he loved. And that is what y'all should remember 'bout him."
A pause.
"That, and he moved pretty damn fast for a man with one leg."
He keeps his feet, for the moment. Keeping all eyes on him and not the man next to him.