“Iadmitsheisn’telegant，butIthinkshe’sagoodwifeandmother。“
“Iwonderifthey’realllikethat？“
“Now，Mate，wemusttrynottooffendthem。Wemusttrytobeoneofthem。“
Butthiswaseasiersaidthandone。Ashewentdowntothepostofficeandstoodwaitingforhismailliketherest，hetriedtoenterintoconversationwitbthem，butmainlytheymovedawayfromhim。WilliamMcTurgnoddedathimandsaid，“Howdedo？“andMcLaneaskedhowhelikedhisnewplace，andthatwasaboutall。
Hecouldn’treachthem。Theysuspectedhim。Theyhadonlytheestimateofthemenwhohadworkedforhim；and，whiletheywerecivil，theyplainlydidn’tneedhimintheslightestdegree，exceptasatopicofconversation。