He would never have said that to Clara--he was not good with words, and seldom spoke unless he was spoken to, unless it was about business. Now Bob lay in that bed all day, staring his empty stare. One of Gus's worst traits was an inability to stick to a plan. I've tried to sin all my life--ain't you gonna count me? he asked.
People have been living there since the beginning, and their bones have kinda filled up the ground. Several times ducks and geese, taking off in the mist, almost flew into her as she stood at the near of the boat wrapped in the buffalo robe. But his cautions fell on deaf ears. He could not stay around Clara without nursing hopes, and yet he could detect no sign that she cared about him.
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