lla.thelonelymen-第37部分
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ooked back。
She had caught one of the horses and was trying to mount。 The horse was worried by her skirt; and was sidling around。
That was the last I saw of her; of Laura; who had been Orrin's wife。
I rode east; with the sun going down behind me; the feel of a good saddle under me; and a horse between my legs。 The trail dipped into a wide hollow; shadowy with evening; and somewhere a quail called。 Across yonder hills; miles away; was Pete Kitchen's。 I'd make camp before I got there; because nobody in his right mind rode up to Pete's in the nighttime。
He was paying me twenty dollars for the job; and might cut me in for some of the profits。 Anyway; it was a road stake; and maybe before lining out for somewhere across the country I'd just ride around and call on Dorset。
I liked that little girl。 She was pert and she was pretty; and she had nerve。
A star came out; the desert night was soft; and a coolness came over it。
It came on me to sing; but my horse was carrying me along nicely; and I was not wishful for trouble。
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