Then there was
the work of the ranch. Here her earlier experiences would help her
materially.
So she laid for herself a deliberate campaign. Always counting that
his lightest command was her law, and nothing must be permitted to
display her desire to break down the barrier he had set up between them.
Two days of deep consideration showed her her course. And once having
marked it out she set about following it.
Her house was her first care. It must be ordered as no other house of
its kind was ordered. She thought of every expressed wish of his
during their brief engagement and honeymoon, and sorted it into its
place in scheme.
Then came her place in the work of the range. This was more difficult
to take at once by reason of lack of precedent. But by tactful
watchfulness she felt it could be accomplished. Her first step must be
to impress on Lal Hobhouse her intention, and, in this, even sooner
than she had dared to hope, she managed to secure a footing. Once her
mind was set to achieve a purpose her capacity was beyond all question,
and in these troublous times of rustlers the foreman was more than
content to welcome her aid.
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