They reported signs of a camp at least ten days old beside the northern wall of the outer court, but beyond that no evidence of others beyond ourselves on Nan-Tauach.
We prepared supper, ate and talked a little, but for the most part were silent.

Even Larry's high spirits were not in evidence; half a dozen times I saw him take out his automatic and look it over.

He was more thoughtful than I had ever seen him.

Once he went into the tent, rummaged about a bit and brought out another revolver which, he said, he had got from Da Costa, and a half-dozen clips of cartridges.

He passed the gun over to Olaf.
At last a glow in the southeast heralded the rising moon.