If he thought to trick her again, he would have to work hard at it, but she was relieved to have him stay. Two big hawks were skimming the surface of the prairie, not far away. They're half a mile downstream. It would be nice to be upwind from these smelly beasts.
He would peer at her for long stretches, frowning, as if trying to figure life out. I wonder which one of us will get his wish. A slab of corn bread sat on the cookstove, already pretty well nibbled by the mice. Dee shrugged again.
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