"Gentlemen, the symbol on my holster is a chess knight." "An attack piece, the most versatile on the board." "It can move eight ways over barriers," "Always unexpected." "My floor's a bit dirty for wrestling'." "Now you'll probably ask me something stupid," "Like, "where am I?"" "The question had occurred to me." "Don't you remember riding into town?" "Going to the saloon?" "He slipped enough drugs in your drink" "To kill a horse." "Gosh." "You flashing that thick roll of bills around." "That was stupid." "Thank you." "What did you do that for?" "Old..." "What did you do it for?" "No excuses." "Just careless, I guess." "Men, they're always making excuses." "They think they're so handsome and so clever." "They've been everywhere." "All around the world." "Break a hundred hearts and they still have" "The same high opinion of themselves." "Did you know he tried to finish you off with his boot?" "Oh?" "I'd..." "I'd very much appreciate the name of the man who did this." "Saul goodfellow." "Oh?" "Thank you." "Uh, you'll need this." "I found it hidden under your belt." "Thank you again." "And, uh..." "I think saul missed something more important when he searched you." ""have gun will travel."" "I like the sound of that." "Will you kill him?" "He took $1,000 from my pocket." "But will you kill him?" "Would you care?" "I've felt saul's boot, too." "Just take a look around here." "I've got a lot to thank him for, haven't I?" "Hey." "Take me with you, will you?" "I mean, it's the only way I can get out of this town." "All right." "You pack your things and I'll take you as far as wickenburg." "The next town is that way. 32 miles." "Maybe you'd better start walkin'." "I came into this town this morning." "I had $1,000, a horse and a gun." "I intend to leave blue-belle the same way." "Someone stole your money, you say?" "What's his name?" "Saul goodfellow." "Yeah?" "I just can't buy that." "Don't buy it, sheriff." "Just tell me where he is." "That shouldn't be too hard to do." "You just called my brother a thief." "I'm jack goodfellow." "Next thing you'll be saying is that cousin jim there doctored your drink." "That uncle ed has your horse." "Or brother tom got your saddlebags." "This seems to be your town." "Sort of a family affair." "We all got a business." "Saul!" "Saul?" "Yeah?" "There's a fellow here makin' a claim against you." "Is that right?" "It's a nice gun you had, fella." "Got about the best balance I've ever felt." "I should have taken that holster, too." "You've got a silver horse on it, haven't you?" "Does that horse mean anything?" "It's a symbol of a chess knight." "It's an attack piece." "Most versatile on the board." "Can move eight different ways." "Over barriers and always unexpected." "But you're just going one way, mister." "And that's out of town, right now." "I'll trouble you for my money and the gun." "Say, that was close." "First thing you know, you'll have to hop out of town on one leg." "This gun's a shootin' fool, ain't it?" "That's three gone, mister." "There's three more to go." "Saul here is getting better than me." "I wouldn't wait for shot number six, mister." "That's nice." "That's real nice, jack." "I really like that horse's head." "Now let's have that holster, mister." "You already have a horse's head." "It's on your shoulders." "Well, you've waited too long now!" "Jack!" "It holds two shots, gentlemen." "Who wants the other one?" "Two hundred dollars?" "Each of you took a share, eh?" "We got the rest." "Why don't you come take it?" "Drop your gun belts." "Hold it!" "He's too close." "He won't miss." "There's only four guns here." "He's only got one shot left." "One shot is better than none." "As a matter of fact," "Bullets and horses have a great deal in common." "What's he talking about?" "For example, gentlemen, at the battle of bull run," "The foot soldier attacked the enemy using his firepower." "This enabled the cavalry to circle around behind" "And attack the enemy from the rear." "That's enough!" "When I say "three," we all draw." "One!" "Yah!" "Look out!" "Ha!" "Ha!" "Yah!" "Take 'em downstream and hide 'em in the willows." "Come on." "We got him now." "Yah!" "Ha!" "Camp here." "I'll take care of that." "I can take care of my half." "So I noticed." "By the time they backtrack it'll be dark." "You might think this is a bit foolish," "But could I see your derringer?" "I'm gonna go take a bath." "I got about three years of blue-belle to wash out of my skin." "And if you so much as look my way, I'll kill you." "All right, what's so funny?" "You think you're different from other men?" "No." "You pull that trigger and you'll show four rifles" "Where our hiding place is." "There's an old saying," ""trust no one with your life" ""that you cannot trust with your virtue."" ""..." "That you could not trust with your virtue as well."" "Montaigne's essay written in 1572." "You ain't the only one around here who's read a book." "Well, I'll try and find some supper." "All right." "You come on back now." "Aren't you afraid of showing smoke?" "No, this dry mesquite won't smoke." "I would help you, only I just washed my clothes." "They're drying." "I see." "I think I understand." "So I put this blanket around me while I let my clothes dry." "Oh, that's fine." "You can clean the rabbit while I wash up." "You think you're so blasted smart!" "And cut some green twigs for a roof." "Ohh!" "That's a very nice sewing box you have." "I keep it to remind me of home." "My mother gave it to me when I left philadelphia." "And you came west as a schoolteacher." "Yeah." "Ain't that a laugh." ""isn't it," or "is it not."" "You know correct english, why don't you use it?" "Grammar's the same as pride." "You can have them both beat out of you." "There was a fellow in prescott." "Men." "Treacherous breed." "Oh, yes." "I don't know, though come to think of it," "What's happened to me might be half my fault." "We all have our weaknesses." "Here you are." "Thank you." "no." "No?" "You're doing it all wrong." "Where did you go after wickenburg?" "San francisco." "Do you have a wife or anything?" "It's kind of a silly way of putting it, I guess." "That's a broad way of phrasing it." "Paladin." "Do you think it's possible for a person to change?" "It's possible." "Take me with you." "Let me have my say first." "I'm pretty, aren't I?" "When I'm dressed up, no man would be ashamed of me." "And I'm strong and I'm healthy." "I'm not one of those lily-handed ladies" "Who expects more than she's willing to give." "And there's something more important." "I've seen the worst there is..." "And I'm no longer asking for the center-cut of life." "You can go as you please and do as you please." "Just be nice to me once in a while." "That's all I'd ask." "Will you think about it?" "When we get to wickenburg?" "I mean, if we get to wickenburg?" "We'll talk about it in wickenburg." "Good night, sue." "They must be heading for higher ground." "If they're on the mountain road to wickenburg," "That buckboard will never make it." "We'd better water our horses first." "Hiya!" "Ha!" "How about a ride to wickenburg?" "I've been rustled, or whatever you call it." "Just because one of their horses lost a shoe" "They took both my animals." "Four men?" "Why, yes!" "I need a gun." "Do you have one?" "That's one on your hip, isn't it?" "This gun is empty." "I need a gun or ammunition." "Do you have one?" "What's going on?" "Those four asked the same question." "Do you have a gun?" "Why?" "They're after us, that's why!" "Just a minute..." "What's going on?" "Is he your husband?" "No." "Fiance or something like that?" "You ask a lot of questions." "Who are you?" "Peter keystone, hide and tallow buyer." "Oh." "I'm just on the road temporarily." "For experience." "My father owns the plant." "It happens to be the largest in new york." "That sounds like a fascinating business." "He must mean something to you." "He's just a gunfighter." "I don't know, he has some quarrel with those men." "He doesn't mean anything to you?" "He's practically a stranger." "I thought you said this was gonna be easy." "Shut up!" "He fights like an indian!" "I said shut up!" "You let him and the girl get away with this," "The idea's liable to spread all over town." "There goes the girl!" "Let's go home, jack." "There's no reason." "This way there's just more town to divide between us." "I'm going home, jack." "Wait a minute!" "Wait for what?" "You're such a crack shot." "You haven't even fired your gun yet." "Did I ever need any more than one shot?" "He'll run out of cover pretty soon." "Nice shootin'." "He's 50 feet the other way." "I'm going home." "You win." "Here's the rest of your money." "What's left of it." "They're all dead except me." "Just to prove to you that I got good intentions.." "Oh, sweetie." "You are wonderful!" "Mister, I didn't mean to run." "I was thinking of sue here." "Of course." "Gentlemen always think of the lady first." "I'm glad you got out all right." "Well what are you staring at?" "I ain't done nothing wrong." "Of course not, but this is wickenburg" "And I promised you an answer to something, dear." "If you wanna go around spreading lies about me" "Just go right ahead." "Men are always lying." "Most of them." "Miss evans, all I have for you" "Is a message of gratitude." "For the fifth and last time in our casual relationship," "Thank you." "And mr." "Keystone, thank you." "He pretends to be such a gentleman." "I could see right through him all the time." "That's odd." "I had the feeling he was looking right through you." "¶ have gun will travel reads the card of a man ¶" "¶ a knight without armor in a savage land ¶" "¶ his fast gun for hire heeds the calling wind ¶" "¶ a soldier of fortune is the man called... ¶" "¶ paladin ¶" "¶ paladin, paladin where do you roam ¶"