It was a cloudy day and a cool wind blew. Several cowboys drifted into Lonesome Dove, looking for work; some of them had enough snap left at night to wander in and cut the cards. He offered them food if they would give up their liquor, but at that they grew quarrelsome. Well, what do I want with it? Augustus asked.
Clara tried several times during the day to get Elmira interested in the little boy, but with no success. Once, as a test, he sent Pea and the boy and the Raineys to Fort Benton with a sizable bunch of cattle, stipulating that the boy was to handle the details of the sale and bring home the money. He didn't like to talk lying down. He ordinarily wouldn't have spoken so strongly in the presence of Pea, on any adult, but his feelings were ragged.
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