It probably won't rain a week, Po Campo said, which cheered nobody up. The town was a shock to him, for almost every woman in it seemed to be a whore and almost every business a saloon. Have we got to hang Jake too? he asked. How far is Miles City? he asked.
Well, what's it going to be, marriage or Texas? Louisa asked after a while. Of course, Gus might have shot him, but he felt he should have taken the risk. He didn't consider himself an animal, and in his whole life had never given one minute's thought to the possibility of being ridden. He was a clever cardplayer and could make money, but that was just part of it.
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