Dreer thought of flight, but it looked hopeless. Besides, a remnant of
pride counselled him to bluster it out rather than run away. He
laughed, not very successfully. “Two against one, eh? Wait till fellows
hear about it! You won’t dare show your faces, you two thugs!” Again his
gaze travelled along the empty, sunlit road. “Anyway, I didn’t say
anything I didn’t have a right to say. You asked me what I thought and I
told you. You–you made me say it!”