True Grit

by Charles Portis

At the city police station we found two officers but they were having a fist fight and were not available for inquiries.

Ha

I have known some horses and a good many more pigs who I believe harbored evil intent in their hearts.

Horses

sanguinary ambuscade.

Fight

He leaned forward and spoke at the rat in a low voice, saying, “I have a writ here that says for you to stop eating Chen Lee’s corn meal forthwith. It is a rat writ. It is a writ for a rat and this is lawful service of said writ.”

Rat writ

Men will live like billy goats if they are let alone.

Men

Sunrise was only a pale yellow glow through the overcast but such as it was it found us mounted and moving once again.

Wonderful scene setup