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Show 7*. He xranted Olaf to s t a r t for the river with him to help clear a place and s t a r t screening. Olaf looked a t Bill, who said. "Come on I ' l l walk out xrith you to get some water." Outside Olaf said, "Say the word Bill and I ' l l stay here and help." "Just as well that you go." I've enough lumber for the coffin. I'd say i t xrill take me about four hours. In a l i t t l e while I ' l l see if I can t a lk to Sunny about whore he xiants his father buried. He's too shocked noxr." "All r i g h t , Weasel-four hours, then xre come "back to dig Dad's grave." Olaf said. Bill built the top and bottom of the coffin separately, nailed the sides onto the bottom; then put a trim around i t. He stood back and looked a t i t and f e l t he'd done a pretty good job if only he had some screxrs. Somex-ray i t xras xrrong to have to n a i l a lid doxm-expecially for Dad xrho did everything so quietly and xrell. Maybe he could get Sunny to go out xrith Olaf and Weasel and shoxr them where he x-ianted them to dig the grave while he got the gloomy job done. Olaf and Weasel came back before txro o'clock,had some lunch and helped Bill move Dad into the coffin. Sunny wouldn't eat anything, but he nodded xrhen Bill asked him if he'd go xrith Olaf and Weasel and shoxr them xrhere he xranted his father buried. Bill xratched the three men as they slogged through the snoxr, up the h i l l , above the shack and overlooking the river xrhere they screened. Sunny stood -watching them clear the snow and s t a r t to dig. |