I don't guess she'd just have got on a boatful of men if she wasn't partial to one of them. Nothing was more dangerous than walking into the camp of a bunch of men who had their nerves on edge. The rivermen were the biggest problem--they were always drinking and fighting and cutting one another up. If you go trailing after that woman, either the Indians will kill you or that buffalo hunter will, or you'll just get lost and starve.
Then, to his relief, Clara took the baby. We might see some interesting things if we keep our eyes open. Them bulls can hook you, Pea Eye reminded him. I can't do much under all this mud.
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