He stepped so gingerly, getting his bedding arranged, that it took him nearly twenty minutes to settle down. To the west and south the sand was rising in the clean sky like a brown curtain, though far above it the evening star was still bright. Any of us can oversleep, Augustus said quietly. Then he heard a movement behind him, and glanced around quickly, to see if Pea had suddenly decided to take a stroll.
Augustus watched him mount, thinking how young he looked. Going with July was the most exciting thing he had ever done by far. Well, if there was even a hundred, we'd have all we could do, the first voice pointed out. Betsey slept most of the night in Lorena's arms--Clara thought it nice that she had taken to the young woman so.
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