"But my place is with him! That's why I've come here."
"Would your bein' with him help? Could you do anything but stir him up?"
"Why of—"
"Have you ever been able to, ma'am?"
She stopped, unable to get beyond that fact.
"If you ain't, just remember that he's a hundred times worse than he was when you had your last try at him."
She squeezed the fingers of one hand with the other. Her chin trembled sharply but she mastered the threatened breakdown.
"What would you have me do?" she asked, weakly, and at that Bayard swung his arms slightly and smiled at her in relief.
"Can't you stay right here in Yavapai and wait until the worst is over? It won't be so very long."
"I might. I'll try. If you think best ... I will, of course."