The rat shook his head. “No, no holdup on the boats, just the people. Some fool destroyed a railroad bridge.â€
“A bridge?†I said. “Don’t they have to be pretty sturdy for the trains to go over them?â€
“Never mind that,†he said. “The priest here will just have a few questions for you and you can be on your way.â€
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