Then he started back and rode almost straight through, only stopping once for two hours' rest. Luke had to grab the reins with his pants half down, and when he did Elmira grabbed Zwey's extra rifle. The way they looked at him in the morning, as they waited for orders, irritated him more and more. Shoot him and let's ride.
My tongue's been peeling ever since we was there. He felt he couldn't bear what was happening, it was so surprising. The sight unnerved him so that he shot a snake on reflex--a useless act, to shoot one where there were hundreds. He had always worried about quicksand, and now he was in a place where all he could see, for miles around, was a colder version of quicksand.
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