He had got to find us some lodging for the night, and next day we would have a try for horses or a lift in some passing wagon.

I had no hope of another car.

Every automobile in Anatolia would now be at a premium.
It was so disgusting a mishap that we all took it quietly.

It was too bad to be helped by hard swearing.

Hussin and Peter set off on different sides of the road to prospect for a house, and Blenkiron and I sheltered under the nearest rock and smoked savagely.
Hussin was the first to strike oil.