He had to cover himself with saddle blankets, though he kept his gun hand free and managed to stay awak He did not like travel--the thought of it made him unhappy. You're no better than a bitch dog, we'll have it that way, he said. I don't think men are awful, Betsey said.
He wrapped his blanket around him tightly to prevent Ed from slipping in, but it was a hot sultry night and he was soon sweating so profusely that he couldn't sleep anyway. He had always worried about quicksand, and now he was in a place where all he could see, for miles around, was a colder version of quicksand. They can do perfectly well for themselves. Dan dug his chin into his chest, so that Deets had to grab his hair and pull his head back to get the rope around his neck.
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