Acted all the time like she was expectin' him to come.

And she'd stand out there by the gate for hours at a time, watchin' the Old Trail and talkin' low to herself.
"Pete is her boy, Mr.Howitt, and as you've seen he ain't just right.

Seems like he was marked some way in his mind like you've seen other folks marked in their bodies.

We've done our best by the boy, sir, but I don't guess he'll ever be any better.

Once for a spell we tried keepin' him to home, but he got right sick and would o' died sure, if we hadn't let him go; it was pitiful to see him.