Deets had had such restlessness once, and had had no woman to cure it, but years and hard work had worn the edge off it, and he could relax and enjoy the quiet of the night, if he was let alone. Betsey worried about her constantly and tried to get her mother to do something. Maude Rainey was built like a barrel, with a bosom as big as buckets and a voice that some claimed would make hair fall out. Many still held her beauty in their minds.
That's right, Jake said. He Coughed so hard that sometimes he would have to set her medicine down to keep from spilling it. Call had eaten quickly and left with Deets--the Arkansas was only a few miles away and he wanted to have a look at the crossing. Gus worked even less and nobody seemed to feel that way about him.
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