From then on she said nothing to anyone and spent her days in silence, watching the brown river as it flowed behind. Joe didn't complain, but the hard traveling had worn him out and he rode along in a doze most of the time and slept like a dead thing when they stopped. He almost went over the mare's neck, for he leaned forward, expecting her to break into a lope, and the mare stopped dead. He mainly just watched the wagon when the other hunters went to town.
When Jasper realized he had missed a dewberry cobbler, one of his favorite dishes, he threatened to quit the outfit, since they were so ungrateful. All day he had believed that he had gotten away with his stupidity in leaving his horse. Bob wasn't getting better, and wasn't likely to. I generally eat mine with a spoon, Lippy said.
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