The fact that she had refused to go into San Antonio festered like the thorn he had had in his hand. She wanted to say something, but she was afraid to. They lived twenty miles from town, and a bad town at that--Ogallala. He fell several miles behind in the course of the day.
Sometimes he would scarcely fall asleep before he dreamed of Gus, and it was even beginning to happen in the daytime if he rode along not paying much attention to his surroundings. There's Ed, Louisa said. That night they all herded, not because the cattle were particularly restless but because it was drier on a horse than on the sopping ground. But you boys don't have to try and suit me with your drive.
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