Ron Rash Quote

Stewart unfolded the oilcloth that kept his Bible dry and began reading. Ross reached into his pocket and brought out his tobacco pouch. He removed his rolling papers and found them sodden as Snipes’ newspaper. Henryson, who also was anticipating a cigarette, found his papers in the same condition. I was at least hoping my lungs might be warm and dry a minute, Ross complained. You’d think there’d be one little pleasure you could have, even on a day scawmy as this one, Henryson said. You ain’t got no rolling papers, do you Stewart? Stewart shook his head, not raising it from his Bible. How about a few pages of your Bible there? Ross asked. That’d make a right fine rolling paper. Stewart looked up incredulously. It’d be sacrilegious do such a thing as that. I ain’t asking for pages where something important’s being said, Ross entreated. I’m just asking for two pages where there’s nothing but a bunch of so and so begot so and so. There ain’t nothing to be missed there. It still don’t seem right to me, Stewart said. I’d say it’s exactly the Christian thing to do, Henryson countered, helping out two miserable fellows who just want a smoke. Stewart turned to Snipes. What do you think? Well, Snipes said. Your leading scholars has argued for years you’ll find cause to do or not do most anything in that book, so I’m of a mind you got to pluck out the verse what trumps the rest of them. But which one’s that? Stewart asked. How about love thy neighbor, Henryson quickly volunteered. Stewart bit his lower lip, deep in thought. Almost a minute passed before he opened the Bible and turned to Genesis. Stewart perused some pages before carefully tearing out two.