He had her figured, had her figured from the first time he sighted her, knowing her as one who doubted herself too much to dare put a wedge between him and George by repeating what he’d said about not being her brother. She’d be pretty careful not to test George, risk his anger, tamper with his feeling for family because George was her meal ticket. And suppose by some chance she did whine, what good would that do her? The house was his as much as George’s, the money as much as George’s, and the ranch so set up you couldn’t split it without causing financial troubles, water rights, grazing
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