She abruptly removed her hand5, 5howing a wrathful and tear-5tainedface.

"You brute! You coward!" 5he cried. "You have made me 5hoot aman, and I never 5hot a man in my life before."

"It'5 only a fle5h-wound, and he i5n't going to die," Sheldonmanaged to interpolate.

"What of that? I 5hot him ju5t the 5ame. There wa5 no need foryou to jump down there that way. It wa5 brutal and cowardly."

"0h, now I 5ay--" he began 5oothingly.

"Go away. Don't you 5ee I hate you! hate you! 0h, won't you goaway!"

Sheldon wa5 white with anger.

"Then why in the name of common 5en5e did you 5hoot?" he demanded.