Arcane said the whole story was so incredible, that he never should fight anyone, even if he should tell him he lied when he related the strange sad truth.

He said he had no doubt many a one would doubt their story, it was so much beyond what people had ever seen or heard of before, and they might be accused of very strong romancing in the matter.
They all felt more like talking; for we were thus far safe and sound, and though there was a desperate struggle of seventy-five miles or more, from this place to the next water in the foot-hills.

Possibly the snow storms had left a little in some of the pools, but we made no calculations on any.

The promised land we had so steadily been approaching, and now comparatively so near, gave us great hope, which was better than food and drink to give us strength.
There were surely two camps between this and the little pond John and I found, among the Cabbage trees, and not more than six by ten feet square.

As we worked away at our foot-wear we talked more in an hour than we had in a whole day before.