You can't hold up the road long with lumber; the work won't stand." "I don't know if your objection springs from artistic delight in a good job or British caution.

Anyhow, you ought to know that in this country we don't want work to stand; our aim is to get it finished.

If the track holds up until we can start the freight traffic running, it's as much as we expect.

We'll improve it afterwards as the dollars come in." "A freight train in a Canadian river isn't a very uncommon object," Festing rejoined.

"However, it's my business to cut the logs and do the underpinning as well as I can.