The bastard tries to pull the rope, but it's too late. The windward house is full of people who want to kill the bastard, and they can't do it without hurting him. The narrator tries to calm them down, telling them that they can do anything they want in the competition, and that they shouldn't be wasting time talking nonsense. He tells them to stop talking nonsense, stop talking about weapons, and just start doing what they want. They're not wasting time, the narrator tells them, and
The bastard tries to pull the rope, but it's too late. The windward house is full of people who want to kill the bastard, and they can't do it without hurting him. The narrator tries to calm them down, telling them that they can do anything they want in the competition, and that they shouldn't be wasting time talking nonsense. He tells them to stop talking nonsense, stop talking about weapons, and just start doing what they want. They're not wasting time, the narrator tells them, and