He had fixed things so no one had anything to guess at, and it would look much worse for the Pryors than it would for him, if he did come back.
I wondered if he had been born that smart, or if he learned it in college.

If he did, no wonder Leon was bound to go.

Come to think of it, though, mother said Laddie was always like that.

She said he never bit her when he nursed; he never mauled her as if she couldn't be hurt when he was little, he never tore his clothes and made extra work as he grew, and never in his life gave her an hour's uneasiness.

But I guess she couldn't have said that about uneasiness lately, for she couldn't keep from looking troubled as all of us followed to the gate to see him start.
How they joked, and tried to tease him! But they couldn't get a breath ahead.