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Then he would have Sunday for rest . And when Sunday afternoon came he could quit if he felt that his aching body had not recuperated enough to make the following week bearable . But he had yet to learn that in the rush of busy days on the range there is no Sunday . For Sunday morning came and brought no opportunity to sleep until noon . Breakfast was ready at the usual dim hour , and the men went to work as they had on every day since he came to the Half Moon . They knew what he did not , that for many weeks to come they might have no single day off . And they understood , and did not complain .