Act as somebody's camp-packer.

Shovel on the railroads.
Work on the ranches." It was very evident to Ida that his quietness was the result of a strenuous effort.

The barrier of reticence between them was very frail just then, and she meant to break it down.

She leaned forward in her chair with her eyes fixed on him, and now the signs of tension in his face grew plainer.
"You speak as if that would be easy for you," she said.
Weston shut his eyes to one aspect of the question.

He had not the courage to face it, and he confined himself to the more prosaic one.
"As a matter of fact, I'm afraid it won't be," he admitted.