“Well, we’re there. Remind me and I’ll tell the men to make it happen. It’s awfully hot, though.”
“I don’t know if it will pay off,” she tells him. “It’s just a strong feeling I have.”
As they pull in among the other vehicles, Emma notices there are quite a few more than yesterday, but does not think anything about it. All of the men had gathered, apparently waiting for Robert to arrive. They spy him on the passenger side of the truck and begin to gather on that side, waiting for it to stop completely. With raucous yells, they storm the truck, force the door open, and wrestle him out of the cab.
Emma is more than alarmed. Amid all the shouting, she is certain they have all lost their minds, and worries for her beloved. She bolts out of the truck and around to the side from which they’d
