“Going to teach, you mean.”
“I s’pose I do,” murmured the other gently, but without conviction. The twisted side of his face wrinkled hideously, while the other side smiled.
“You mentioned Blind Hell just now?” questioned Tresler, as the other relapsed into a quiet survey of him.
“Blind Hell, did I?” said Nelson, repeating the name, a manner which seemed to be a habit of his.
“Yes. What is it? What did you mean?”
Tresler’s questions were a little peremptory. He felt that the riding-breeches that had caused such notice in Forks were likely to bring him further ridicule.
“Oh, it’s jest a name. ’Tain’t of no consequence. Say,” the choreman broke out suddenly, “you don’t figger to git boostin’ steers in that rig?” He stretched out an abnormally long arm, and pointed a rough but wonderfully clean finger at the flowing corduroys Tresler had now become so sensitive about.
“Great Scott, man!” he let out testily. “Have you never seen riding-breeches before?—you, a ranchman.”
The tufted beard shot sideways again as the face screwed up and half of it smiled.