He said softly to Pierre: "You've raised hell enough.

Now let's go and get Jack down here to undo what you've just finished.
Besides, you've got to ask her for that dance, eh ?" The glance of Pierre still lingered on Gandil as he turned and followed Wilbur up the complaining stairs to the one habitable room in the second story of the house.

It was set aside for the use of Jacqueline.
At the door Wilbur said: "Shrug your shoulders back; you look as if you were going to jump at something.

And wipe the wolf look off your face.

After all, Jack's a girl, not a gunfighter." Then he knocked and opened the door.
She lay face down on her bunk, her head turned from them toward the wall.