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Larry McmurtryA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Summary
Background
Part 1, Chapters 1-5
Part 1, Chapters 6-10
Part 1, Chapters 11-15
Part 1, Chapters 16-20
Part 1, Chapters 21-25
Part 2, Chapters 26-30
Part 2, Chapters 31-35
Part 2, Chapters 36-40
Part 2, Chapters 41-45
Part 2, Chapters 46-50
Part 2, Chapters 51-55
Part 2, Chapters 56-60
Part 2, Chapters 61-65
Part 2, Chapters 66-70
Part 2, Chapters 71-74
Part 3, Chapters 75-80
Part 3, Chapters 81-85
Part 3, Chapters 86-90
Part 3, Chapters 91-95
Part 3, Chapters 96-102
Character Analysis
Themes
Symbols & Motifs
Important Quotes
Essay Topics
Call rejoins the party and tells Newt to get two horses for Sean and Allen. The horses are branded with HIC, which is Wilbarger’s brand. Call is angry because they can’t charge Wilbarger for his own horses, so the night might be a waste. To salvage the work, he sends Jake and Deets back with the horses. Gus goes to fetch Sean and Allen as Call takes Newt and Pea Eye to wrangle the horses. Newt hears a shot in the distance and the horses stampede. They’ve run into a herd being driven by four other bandits who are also stealing from Pedro. They separate and make it back to Lonesome Dove.
Back at Hat Creek, Wilbarger offers Call 38 horses in exchange for the Hell Bitch but Call refuses. Wilbarger tries to hire Dish before he goes, but Call says they’re taking him to Montana. Wilbarger advises against it and leaves.
The men tease Pea Eye about getting married. He remembers hearing Maggie talk to Call; he’d been surprised that Call would be with her since he never had anything to do with women. Gus always urges Pea Eye to marry a woman named Mary Cole, whose husband had been killed by lightning.
By Larry Mcmurtry