The careless smile was playing about his mouth again.

A few men had learned that in those moments John Aldous was dangerous.
"The kid is undoubtedly right," he said, looking down at Stevens.

"But I am quite sure the young woman is capable of taking care of herself.

Quade has a tremendous amount of nerve, setting Slim to follow her, hasn't he?
Slim may run up against a husband or a brother." Stevens haunched his shoulders.
"It's not the woman I'm thinking about.

It's you.