A voice in the back of Jim's mind reminds him that Harrison could say plenty, but it's quickly buried by his desire to prove himself a man. Maybe this is his test. He can do this, he knows, and gentling the last colt from Old Regret is an achievement no one could ignore.
He'll make sure no one on this cattle station belittles the mountains or the men who live there. And maybe, in the process, he'll earn the right to return.
Jim remains silent while the colt finishes his hay and dunks his head in his water bucket. Wiping his hands on his trouser leg, Jim turns to Jessica.
"I pity the man foolish enough to underestimate you, Jessica Harrison," he says, bemused but too firmly entrenched in the idea to back out now
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Date: 2007-03-02 09:05 pm (UTC)He'll make sure no one on this cattle station belittles the mountains or the men who live there. And maybe, in the process, he'll earn the right to return.
Jim remains silent while the colt finishes his hay and dunks his head in his water bucket. Wiping his hands on his trouser leg, Jim turns to Jessica.
"I pity the man foolish enough to underestimate you, Jessica Harrison," he says, bemused but too firmly entrenched in the idea to back out now
It's both an answer and a backhanded compliment.