As to the other matter, the opinions of people of the station to which I now belong don't count for much with me.

For quite a long while they were dead against my getting here at all; but I did work that this country wanted done, and I'm where I am.

You don't expect me to alter my views out of deference to them ?" He broke off for a moment, and nodded to her pleasantly as he went on again.
"We're old friends, Susan, and I guess you mean to be kind; but I've been warned before, and it didn't affect me much," he said.

"If Ida wants to go back with you she may, but we'll leave it at that." He turned away, and, strolling into his own room, he took out the card model of the excavator bucket which Weston had altered, and examined it critically.
"Yes," he said, "it will do its work.

I guess that's characteristic of the man.".