They had both come a long way since Mara's death.

First, he wanted to talk to Mara again, if she was well enough.

I think one of us had better have a long talk with Mara.

Mara put out a hand, as if that would help.

She certainly had to help Mara find her way home.

I never knew until this day when you came here, Mara.

Then she stood up and took Mara by the hand.

I heard Mara get up and walk out of the room.

"Mara must not have known she was coming so soon."

The move would force Mara into a decision about their relationship.

It took 10 months after his father died for Mara to bring himself to move in.

At the same time, the Mara has become almost too popular for its own good.

Today, though, there was little for Mara to concern himself with.

Suddenly Mara was back, exactly as she had been before.

Mara kept her voice low so that only he could hear.

Mara and I were sitting in the living room about an hour later.

If the mara knew he was here, she might go after him rather than the kid.

"He thought a good big man would be with you long after a small fast one," Mara said.

Mara started to say something and I waved her down.

The old nurse had been like a mother to Mara.

It was just the second home game Mara has ever missed.

But he would not bet with Mara, his good friend.

Mara dragged me to my feet and toward the door.

Mara put down the book and concentrated on the music.

Mara told him what little she knew, and he shook his head.

The Patagonian mara, Dolichotis patagonum, is a relatively large rodent in the mara genus (Dolichotis).

and the Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum) are also characteristic of the steppe and the Pampas to the north.

There are two species of maras recognised, the Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum), and the Chacoan mara (Dolichotis salinicola).