No candles had been lighted, but they were not needed.

The flames gave sufficient illumination.
"Set, young man," said Leffingwell heartily, "an' see who's teeth are sharper, yourn or mine." Dick sat down gladly, and they fell to.

The woman alternately waited on them and ate with them.

For a time the two masculine human beings ate and drank with so much vigor that there was no time for talk.
Leffingwell was the first to break silence.
"I kin see you growin'," he said.
"Growing ?" "Yes, growin', you're eatin' so much, you're enjoyin' it so much, an' you're digestin' it so fast.

You are already taller than you was when you set, an' you're broader 'cross the chest.