The words went round and round in his head. He wished she meant it as more than a truth she believed from the Bible.
God regretted making some men. Isn’t that what the Bible said about the people in Noah’s day? Tanner stubbornly refused to acknowledge the flaw in his reasoning—that their horrible sins and refusal to repent had led to their destruction.
Do you know what else I see? He didn’t want to know what she meant to say, although a childish part of him longed for words of approval. There was no reason to expect that’s what she had in mind. Could be she meant to say he belonged somewhere else.
He was too big a coward to risk hearing the words.
He galloped up one hill and down the next with no mind to his destination until the wind had blown away some of the tangles in his brain. He slowed down. Time to give Scout a break.
The discussion with Susanne had brought a sweet memory of his ma.
