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The moment Cody vanished from sight, Rachel crept closer to Teaspoon's office, despite Cody's order for her to stay back. She had kept low to the ground as she passed by the open doorway and planted herself in the same spot Cody had previously occupied. From her hiding place, Rachel had had a clear view of the interior of Teaspoon's office. She had barely been able to contain her laughter when she saw both Cody and Teaspoon crouched in almost identical positions on either side of the desk. She had just about decided to alert them both to the others' presence, when Teaspoon had stood up and ordered Cody to surrender.
"I never thought the day would come when I'd see the two of you drawing
down on each other. Kid and Jimmy maybe, but not the two of you! Cody I wish
you could of seen the look on your face when you heard Teaspoon's voice ordering
you to surrender! I don't think God himself could have surprised you more, iffen
he had called down from Heaven above and ordered you to surrender! And Teaspoon!
I don't think I've ever seen your jaw drop open so far or fast before! It must
have dropped clear to your knees, when you heard Cody call out your name!"
By the time Rachel had finished talking, she was laughing so hard that she could barely breathe. Cody and Teaspoon stared at the housekeeper in embarrassed silence as the housekeeper continued to laugh at what she had witnessed. Teaspoon's eyes began to twinkle with mirth and Cody's cheeks started to twitch as each began to see the humor in their earlier confrontation. It wasn't until Teaspoon and Cody caught the expression on each other's faces that their resolve broke and soon their raucous laughter joined with Rachel's and filled the Marshal's office for several minutes.
