She wasn't a lady like Clara. He kept his ten-gauge near the chuck box and scowled at everybody. The next afternoon the soldiers turned west, assuring him that he only had to hold a course southwest and he would eventually hit San Antonio. Augustus had a big laugh when he figured out what was bothering them.
I see, Jake said. Pea Eye, the tallest man in the group, had developed a new fear, which was that he would be swallowed up in a snowdrift. I don't know as I'm coming, he said. If he ever got another chance, he meant to enjoy it more.
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