It's a good thing we got a house right on the road. Can you drive a wagon? I guess I could if we go slow, she said. Elmira shrugged. She could have come with me but she wouldn't.
But now, in a minute, the relief was gone, and he was reminded of all her difficulties, how nothing he did pleased her, not even finding her in Ogallala. But if he was married to the woman, the baby drooling on her bosom might be his. While she was sipping her coffee, a possum walked within ten feet of her, stopped a moment to look at her stupidly, and walked on. At night, alone, he grew bitter at himself for indulging in such pointless thoughts.
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