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The thought cross his mind that he ought to have married her and not gone rambling. If he had, he wouldn't be in such a fix. But he felt little fear; ...more

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He liked to get off by himself, a mile or so from camp, and listen to the country, not the men.

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At times he felt that he had almost rather not be in love with her, for it brought him no peace. What was the use of it, if it was only going to be pa...more

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Once started, love couldn't easily be stopped.

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The best to do with a death was to move on from it.

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It's funny, leaving a place, ain't it?" he said. "You never do know when you'll get back.

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It doesn't do to sacrifice for people unless they want you to.

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Of all the women he knew, she had meant the most; and was the one person in his life he felt he had missed, in some ways.

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You should marry me", he said. "I will be good to you. I am not like these men. I have manners. You would see how kind I would be. I would never leave...more