"I'll kind of set around and keep an eye on things."
"You don't even know me."
Mobile shrugged. "I don't have to. I used to punch cows for Sparrow. I came up the trail with him from Texas, decided that was too rugged a life for a man, and settled down here to deal cards. Contrary to what you might figure, I don't make much more than I would punchin' cows, but I sleep in a bed at night and I don't have to ride drag."
(from North To the Rails, by Louis L'Amour)
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