Rim of the Desert

Alone of all people, Aurora Brant had brought to him the only real doubt he had ever had - the doubt of his own future. Her quiet , long-dreaming glance made a mirror for him and in that mirror he saw himself and was disturbed by what he saw, the restlessness that drove him, the love of excitement, the wish to ride on and on, the search that kept him in motion and seemed to have no end. When all this was over he would ride away as he had always done.

Seule parmi tous ces gens, Aurora Brant lui avait apporté l'unique doute réel qu'il ait jamais eu - un doute sur son propre avenir. Son tranquille et long regard rêveur avait fait miroir et dans ce miroir il s'était vu et ce qu'il y avait vu l'avait troublé, l'inquiétude qui le conduisait, l'amour de l'agitation, ce désir de bouger et bouger sans cesse, cette quête incessante qui le maintenait en mouvement. Quand tout cela serait terminé, il chevaucherait plus loin comme il l'avait toujours fait.