Augustus held her and crooned to her as if she were a child. With that fact went another: he wasn't likely to get another horse unless he went back to Dodge. He was holding it together still, though he looked weary and stunned. I'll take a hand, Lippy said.
All you can do about it now is shoot me, which would be a blessing. In her mind she had already left Lonesome Dove; she was simply waiting for the night to end so they could really leave. Call glanced at him and judged him no threat--he sipped his whiskey and left the theatrics to Augustus. It was one of Gus's favorite themes, and if given a chance he would expound it for hours.
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