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But Penner, who had never done this sort of work before, shifted restlessly about, flexing his neck muscles, reshaping the folds of his newspaper, and glancing this way and that.

Then he would show her the gun, tell her what he had done for her and how much he intended to do, maybe frighten her a little, make her understand that she might be at risk here, that the next affair might not be so readily forgiven, and that perhaps she had not chosen wrongly after all, perhaps this newly desperate, bloody-handed Penner was just the man to guarantee her summers in Newport and winters in Bermuda.

After high school Carnes had continued on this track, whereas Penner, dismayed by the bloody requisites of the life, had attended Boston College and then gotten into real estate.

Carnes looked alarmed, as if what Penner had said was so extreme, it might be symptomatic of dangerous behaviour.

He snuck a peek at the car, and Penner, in a sympathetic reaction, had a peek along with him.

And as they walked to the Caddy, Penner could tell by the firmness of his step that the dead man felt much better about his future.

Now and then Penner saw flashes of sun-spattered water between the sparsely needled pines along the roadside.

Milchuk would respond, but it may have been that Milchuk, like Penner, was using the argument to escape the turmoil of his thoughts.

No longer was he required to be hopeless Penner, bankrupt Penner, pitiful, pussy-whipped Penner.

Carnes said, from the hunched set of his neck and shoulders, Penner knew that he was fuming.

His eyes darted elsewhere - toward Milchuk, probably - then he looked down again at Penner, a nerve jumping in his cheek.

When Penner threw a wild punch that glanced off his shoulder, Carnes rolled away and tried to bring his gun to bear, but he was still in too much pain to function.

Because the spit formed the eastern enclosure of a bay, because the bay was cut back behind the clearing, the shore line lay close to where Penner was standing.

It would be impossible for Penner to pretend to leave, in order to persuade Milchuk to abandon his position, he would have to drive a considerable distance away, far enough to allow Milchuk to escape along the shore.

If he were to try and take Milchuk on the spit, Milchuk would risk the swim, he would likely have decided how closely he would let Penner approach, and once that line was crossed, he would swim for the far side, never permitting his pursuer within pistol range.