What she meant was that she had faith in him.

And her eyes had said that she expected him to justify that faith.
But would he?
He didn't know.

For the first time in his life he was afflicted with indecision over the possession of money.

In the old days--the Durango days--which now seemed to be far behind him, the thousand dollars in his pocket would have served to finance a brief holiday of license and drinking and reckless play with gambling devices.

But now it was different--something within him had called--or was calling--a halt.