She didn't reject these little morning attentions, but she didn't encourage them either. Of course, he had prospered in the horse business, mainly because of the Army trade; he could afford to build her a house. Who is it, Buf? the girl with the naked legs asked. Jake had tried to rig a tarp, but it wasn't big enough.
He rode as hard as he dared, but he had only one horse and couldn't afford to ruin him. Sometimes he wondered if he would even come back. She waited, thinking it would happen--if it did, she would only have her old life back, which had been part of the point of leaving. I expect they'll start shooting one another right off, Augustus said.
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