Then I got dinner with the boys, and afterwards went to see a rather nice young fellow called Dalton.

I told him I was a friend of yours, and he half promised to give me a job." "You don't seem to know who he is ?" Festing remarked.
"I don't; but I thought he looked hard at me when he heard my name.
However, don't disturb yourself on my account; I'm pretty comfortable in the bunk-house." "Very well.

You had better come to my shack when work stops.

I can't leave my men now." Charnock strolled off with his usual languid air, and Festing resumed his work.

He could not imagine what Charnock wanted, but wished he had stopped away.