The afternoon was longer than the morning. Once Laura said, “I thought we were going west.” “We are going west, Laura,” Pa said, surprised. “I thought it would be different,” Laura explained. “Just you wait till we get out beyond settled country!” said Pa. Once Carrie sighed, “I’m tired.” But she straightened up quickly and said, “Not so very tired.” Carrie did not mean to complain. One little jolt is nothing at all. They had hardly noticed two miles and a half of little jolts when they rode to town from Plum Creek. But all the little jolts from sunrise to noon, and then all the little jolts
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