In Gus she had lost her ultimate ally, and felt that much more alone, but she had none of the tired despair she had felt when her children died. She looked at Lippy, who was just sitting there listening, as if it were his right. When Gus stopped yelling, they did too. It was a house rule that Lippy was not allowed to gamble.
You don't want to make too many mistakes in this part of the country, Augustus said. Yep, Augustus said. He remembered riding to Texas in a wagon when just a boy--his parents were already dead. It's a miracle you made it this far.
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