She had never seen Captain Call up close before, but she could tell Jake was mighty uneasy about him. The old man had appeared to be mad, but Call had seen many thieves act that way in hopes that it would save them. I'd be happy to get away from all this tedious conversation. He loped over to the bluffs, nearly a mile away, picked his way to the top and spread his bedroll on the bluff's edge.
They drug around listlessly, not actually shirking their work but taking a long time to do it. If you want them horses, why don't you go get 'em? he said. What? Call asked. The men scarcely knew what to think about it.
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