TWO:Forbes explained their early return, and spoke of the ranch. "It might be a garden, this territory, if[Pg 315] only it had water enough," he said; "it has a future, possibly, but its present is just a little dismal, I think. Are you greatly attached to the life here, Mrs. Cairness?" He was studying her, and she knew it, though his glance swept the outlook comprehensively, and she was watching the mail-carrier riding toward them along the road. It was the brother of the little girl who followed along behind them, and who ran off now to meet him, calling and waving her hand."Truly," said the little thing, and nodded vehemently.
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FORE:Brewster avoided it, and became absorbed in making the tips of his fingers meet as he pressed his hands together.She went into the bedroom, half dragging him by the shoulder, and shut the door. "Now!" she said, "make haste."
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FORE:Brewster was silent, but he neither flinched nor cowered, nor yet shifted his eyes."It is from Cairness," said Landor, watching her narrowly. Her hand shook, and he saw it.
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