human
Win----
gpt
Yeh, Win'll be 'long, directly. Come, wake up!
human
Win--dear--I'm--so--sleepy.
gpt
That's what I wanted to know--that she ain't drowned. If there'd been any water in her lungs she'd have coughed.
human
Heads plumb soaked off, or I could build her a fire!
gpt
It'll dry her, an' warm her up, while I'm huntin' that damn cayuse, he muttered.
human
The quicker she gets to some ranch house, the better it'll be. I wish I knew where I'm at.
gpt
Wish I'd left my boots in the boat, but I figured old Powder Face would stop when he got to shore instead of smashin' us again' the rocks an' lightin' out like the devil was after him--he's old enough to know better. An' I wonder how in hell she come to be ridin' him? Powder Face is one of Dad's own special horses.
human
Wouldn't be nothin' left of 'em but legs in a little bit, he grumbled, and instinctively felt for his tobacco and papers. He scowled at the soggy mass and replaced them.
gpt
Ain't got a match even if I did dry the tobacco. I sure feel like I'd died an' went to hell!
human
I've be'n cussin' busted pack-strings all my life, he muttered,