It would have saved us some hard work if you had hooked a few more sticks." "They're a mean crowd," said the other.

"Blamed suspicious how they tally out their stores, but I'll see what I can do.

I'd sooner use good powder than cut frozen gravel with the pick." "The pick's no tool for white men.

We won't use it unless we're forced," Charnock answered, and both laughed.
He went to the shack, and while they were at dinner Festing asked: "How did you persuade Jim Brown to stop until you fired the shot ?" "I didn't persuade him.

I took it for granted he would stop." "He's a good man, but sometimes sulky if one wants him to do what he thinks is outside his job.