She had never let Bob use the money--another bone of contention between them. He loved us both, she said, but Gus would never miss an adventure. They're ours. If she wandered off, anything could have got her, Peach said.
She sat silently, not watching, while July sat just as silently. She didn't want to be without him. But now he knew, and it wasn't a relief. The girls finally were subdued and the woman looked up and saw him, lifting her chin with a bit of belligerence, as though she might have to tie into him too.
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