Bert Borum thought Needle was hilarious--he thought pretty near everything was hilarious. Call had to put half the crew on the drags to keep them going. He played and lost, and so did Monkey John. The thought struck Pea Eye for the first time that Gus might die.
The doctor had told him to rest and had offered to locate the undertaker himself. You oughtn't to listened to your big brother, son, he said. There were only some twenty Indians, mostly women, children and old men. Augustus peeked out and saw that every inch of the lead ropes were covered with grasshoppers.
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