they moved toward the front door,and when Edward tried to block it, Macon bent down to pick up the end of the leash and pull Edward away. When Edward felt the leash, he growled fiercely, turned and buried his teeth in Macon's hand.
'whoa, there!' Julian said. 'Macon? Did he get you?'
Macon looked down at his bleeding hand. 'I'm all right.'
'I wouldn't have a dog like that,' Julian said. 'I'd shoot him.'
Edward was now sitting quietly, looking ashamed. 'why don't you go now, Julian, while he's cleam,' Macon said.
Julian slid thrugh the door sideways, looking back at Edward. 'That is not a a well dog,' he said as he disappeared.
Macon tapped his way on his crutches to the kitchen and found Rose and Charles there with Porter, who had now returned from his failed walk with Edward.
'Rose?' Macon said. 'Edward's given me a little sort of bite.'
The three of them turned to look at Macon's hand, which was now hurting him quite a lot. 'Oh,Macon!' Rose cried.
'You need to get that properly cleaned,' Charles told him.
'You need to get rid of that dog,' Porter said.
'It was an accident,' Macon said. 'He didn't mean any harm.'
Didn't mean any harm? Huh! Yoy should get rid of him.'
'I can't,' Macon said.
'Why not?'
Thay waited.
'He's not a bad dog at heart,' macon said. 'Just a bit ewcitable.'
And he'd been Ethan's.