His pride at having been given such an important errand began to fade. It wouldn't do when winter came, but for summer it was all right. He had not heard a woman giggle in a long time. And now you wish he hadn't, Ma? Sally asked.
By the time he lay down to sleep he was more than half convinced that Roscoe knew the truth and would put his mind at ease. Now that he stood close to them his head seemed bigger than ever, and his hands too. Lorena didn't like it that Gus acted like Jake wasn't much. The men were all starving, so Call allowed them to stop for a quick feed, but only a quick one.
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