| They saw Tad sitting on a cypress knee, gazing down into the black pool, a satisfied grin on his face. |
| In the meantime Tad Butler was keeping his lonely vigil on the fogbound plains many miles away. |
| Tad was ploughing in the cornfield on the other side of the ravine. |
| Tad was surprised to find that he had milled the cattle into a compact bunch. |
| He grapples with his own sexuality in the film and expresses his inner loathing by making fun of Tad at every opportunity. |
| He found it without great difficulty, for a hoofprint always attracted Tad Butler's attention. |
