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“Avery is just full of himself, that’s all. He’s been flirting with all the girls. Why, he even made eyes at Penelope.” “Better watch him around the sheep, then,” Preacher muttered. “Beg pardon?” “I said did you get enough sleep?”

😆😆Periodically this book makes me laugh bc of Preachers honesty!

Enjoying this so far…..you can stop sweating Daniel 😉

"We was the very first mountain men. It was us who was first to make friends with the Injuns and the first to do near ’bouts everything else that’s been done by white men out here. So the way I look at it, this little adventure we lookin’ at now won’t be nothin’ compared to what already lays behind us.”

“You shore do talk nice when you’re a mind to do so.” Beartooth was so moved he wiped a tear from his eye.

"I know Burke and Dipper. I figured they’d hook up with us. Who’s them others?”

“Jennings and Penn rode with the Hawkins’ gang up in the northern territories. They’re good boys. Halsey and Wilson busted out of jail back in St. Louie in the winter. Olson’s a farm boy from back east. He’s wanted for murder.”

“Who’d he kill?”

“His parents. I think he’s a good man.”

“Sounds like it."

“I signed on to scout for the Army. I think the lieutenant is gonna ask you to help out with the wagon train. That foolish wagonmaster was kilt last night.”

“The lieutenant can go kiss a buffalo. You think I wanna lead them pilgrims through the wilderness? Do I look like an Israelite? I’d be a stark ravin’ lunatic ’fore we got there.” Preacher threw back his head and roared, “Where’s my gawddamn clothes?”

"Where in the hell is our clothes?”
“They burned ’em,” Greybull said mournfully.
“Burned ’em! Why didn’t they just boil ’em good? I ain’t had them clothes on more’n a month.”
“You feel all right, Preacher?”
“Oh, hell, yes, Bull. I’m fine. I’m sittin’ here nekked as a jaybird, a gaggle of females done burned my clothes, and a half-crazy woman is makin’ improper advances toward me. I never felt better.”

"You know what else I learned?"
"What?"
"They’s people in the cities back east puttin’ crappers in their houses! I mean like a regular room where they go to take care of business.”
“You mean they shit in their house?”
“Right next to where they sleep. I think it’s disgustin’. Who’d wanna do something like that?”
"I bet they’s some of them same people that say folks like you and me ain’t civilized."