There's nothing doing in making Bob drunk again, but you had better understand what's going to happen if you try.

The next time you drive over to the settlement after my husband I'll whip you in the street with a riding quirt." Wilkinson put the cheque in his pocket and picked up his hat.
"On the whole, I guess I'd better not risk it," he said and went out.
Sadie let him go, and then went limply upstairs.

She felt worn out and her brain was dull.

She could not think, and a problem that demanded solving must wait until the morning.

After looking into the room where Charnock lay and seeing that he was sleeping heavily, she went to bed.
Next morning she shut herself in the office at the store and gave the clerks strict orders that she was not to be disturbed.