All that time Elmira brought him his food and coaxed him to eat it. The men had never known or imagined such cold. Well, we're barely an outfit, Augustus said, though we got two fine pigs that just joined us last night. Gus, Pea and Deets--were going along, and now he was included.
Every time they topped a ridge and saw the tiny flame of the campfire, July tried to calm himself, tried to remind himself that it would be almost a miracle if Elmira were there. And what did you accomplish in all that time? Drank a lot of whiskey, Augustus said. It was the second time he had been put afoot on the drive, and he was sure everyone would comment on it the next day. No, he's fine, Clara said.
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