fight. I rushed you away before anyone had a chance to catch on
to my ruse. Even that feisty old lady of yours couldn’t help being
overwhelmed by my ingenious scheme. Did you see how taken in
she was? Alarmed by what I said, she watched us leave with heart-
felt sympathy for you and your mother. I saved you from the hell
she had in store for you. Now what do you think, wasn’t that an
ingenious scheme?”
“Oh no! What a shame! Damn you Jan, look what you’ve
done to me! I was having a great time chopping her to pieces! By
dragging me away, you spoiled my fun. I never imagined you’d do
this to me. I’d like to have another go at her right now. I’d be the
one sending her hide to the market!”
“Ha! You were being slaughtered, and I saved your life! And
now you’re bragging about how good you were. Maybe I should
take you back right now so your old lady can put you on the chop-
ping block again.”
“Look, seeing she was a woman, I figured I’d go easy on her
at first, hoping she’d get overconfident. When I had her where I
wanted her, I planned to tie her up, throw her in a sack, and sell
her to the highest bidder. You failed to understand my strategy –
I was baiting her, like a tiger luring a monkey.”
“If you’re so smart then how come you fell for my little sham
to pull you away from her devilish clutches. You were so shocked
you almost started crying shamelessly right in front of your lady
friend. Who’d have ever considered you capable of bagging the
old girl? It was obvious – she was about to tie you up and throw
you off the stage in full view of thousands of people. Stop brag-
ging so much Mun! You should appreciate my brotherly efforts to
save you from defeat at the hands of that woman.”
jacob rumans
(Jacob Rumans)
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