There are no secrets in a village. By dinnertime, almost everyone knew that Felix Thorne had dislocated Bowman Golding's arm. He was at home, howling like a pig being slaughtered, so it was hard not to know.
"AHH... It hurts like hell..."
Bowman Golding lay on the bed howling, his left arm still stuck in an awkward position. He was sweating bullets from the pain. Sherman Golding and Mandy York also looked a mess. Plenty of people had seen them on their way back, and some had even come forward to "show their concern," which mortified them.
