Jerry at first was inclined to scepticism, and accused Bud of crawfishing at the last minute.

But within ten minutes Bud had convinced him so completely that Jerry insisted upon staying with him.

By then Bud was too sick to care what was being done, or who did it.

So Jerry stayed.
Honey came to the bunk-house in her dance finery, was met in the doorway by Jerry and was told that this was no place for a lady, and reluctantly consented to go without her escort.
A light shone dimly in the kitchen after the dancers had departed, wherefore Jerry guessed that Marian had not gone with the others, and that he could perhaps get hold of mustard for an emetic or a plaster--Jerry was not sure which remedy would be best, and the patient, wanting to die, would not be finicky.

He found Marian measuring something drop by drop into half a glass of water.