“I wasn’t figurin’ on—“

“Don’t you worry none. There’s enough rooms in this here house for the whole of Grant’s army, and then there’s the bunkhouse. We ain’t short of grub, although we could do with some fresh meat now and again. No reason you can’t hole up here until the weather clears.”

“Thank you, ma’am. Only I was sort of figurin’ on Californy. I been there a time or two and when winter comes I just naturally get chillblains. I thought maybe I’d head for Los Angeles, or maybe Frisco.”

“I can pay,” Aunt Em said. “You needn’t worry none about that.”