The next morning he started walking, but he didn't feel the same. The Indians had not bothered them, and the men did well enough by themselves. At least he couldn't disappoint them to their faces. Many times, in his thoughts, he managed to save Jake, usually by having made him stay with the herd.
He whirled and fired at it. She didn't fight at all when he remounted, and she showed no sign of wanting to buck anymore. It was a relief to her when he went away on horsetrading expeditions and she could sleep late, or just lie in bed thinking and reading the magazines she ordered from the East or from England. But there was no one to ask, and in time he lost the impulse.
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