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Mccarthy all the pretty horses5/19/2023 ![]() ![]() At one point, he passes a dead colt being devoured by buzzards. He asks if he can ride the horse, and he takes the stallion out for the day, riding across the lands of the beautiful hacienda. John Grady sleeps in his old room in the barn, and, in the morning at breakfast, he is told that Alejandra's great-aunt has invited him to see her that evening at ten o'clock. Antonio gives John Grady his and Rawlins' belongings. After buying a Coke in a small store, he starts walking toward La Purisima, and after dark he knocks on the manager's door, only to find that Sr. Through a series of rides, he makes his way beyond Nadadores, out of La Madrid, and into La Vega. Everyone speaks to John Grady as they pass, and, in the evening, workers in a camp invite him to supper. He bathes in an irrigation ditch and starts to walk toward Cuatro Cienagas. ![]() He sleeps on a bench and the next day has a breakfast of coffee and pan dulce before catching two more rides. From Saltillo, John Grady catches rides north on a truck with farm workers whose goodwill he appreciates. ![]()
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