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‘You didn’t tell me that. Aren’t you nervous by yourself?’

Lucy shrugs. ‘There are the dogs. Dogs still mean something. The more dogs, the more deterrence. Anyhow, if there were to be a break-in, I don’t see that two people would be better than one.’

‘That’s very philosophical.’

‘Yes. When all else fails, philosophize.’

‘But you have a weapon.’

‘I have a rifle. I’ll show you. I bought it from a neighbour. I haven’t even used it, but I have it.’

‘Good. An armed philosopher. I approve’

___J.M.Coetzee, ‘Disgrace’___