No, and I'm not about to say now, Clara said. At other times the question would have excited him, but under the circumstances he felt too dull to care much. It amused her that he sat there looking so solemn, with his big mustache. The boy's skill and persistence with horses pleased him.
Even when she had accepted Bob, Gus's presence in her life confused most people, for she had soon demonstrated that she had no intention of giving him up just because she was planning to marry. You hold the horses, he said to little Eddie. Well, it wasn't what he asked of me, Call said, avoiding her eyes. He knew he would have to tell the story, but didn't want to have to tell it a dozen times.
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