Coroner Creek (2016)
“He spurred his horse impatiently, but soon, alone now and with the bright silence of midday around him, he relaxed and rolled a cigarette. The process of building his smoke took some concentration, since the hand he’d hit Danning with was sore and stiff already, and he thought of it with a small pride. He’d hit him, anyway. He wondered morosely why Danning had been standing there, no guard on him, when he’d ridden out, and he figured O’Hea had made a mistake.
Once his cigarette was lighted, he ...pasted it in the corner of his loose, sullen mouth and took stock of his situation. He knew now where he’d made his mistake. If he’d taken Della’s orders to accept Danning as the new foreman instead of arguing with her, he’d be all right now. So he was out of a job now, an easy job that had given him good food, pleasant society, just the right amount of work, influence over two women and the complete domination of two men. The anger, this time at his own black luck, came back to him again, and he thought of.MoreLess
Once his cigarette was lighted, he ...pasted it in the corner of his loose, sullen mouth and took stock of his situation. He knew now where he’d made his mistake. If he’d taken Della’s orders to accept Danning as the new foreman instead of arguing with her, he’d be all right now. So he was out of a job now, an easy job that had given him good food, pleasant society, just the right amount of work, influence over two women and the complete domination of two men. The anger, this time at his own black luck, came back to him again, and he thought of.MoreLess
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