Though loyal and able and brave, Pea had never displayed the slightest…

Larry McMurtry
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Though loyal and able and brave, Pea had never displayed the slightest ability to learn from his experience, though his experience was considerable. Time and again he would walk up on the wrong side of a horse that was known to kick, and then look surprised when he got kicked. ✨ Larry McMurtry (2011). Lonesome Dove, p.324, Pan Macmillan
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