Now let's make our dinner.

It's a new-fashioned way though, of making a meal, lying down; but however, it's economical, for it must take longer to swallow the victuals." "The Romans used to eat their meals lying down, so I have read, O'Brien." "I can't say that I ever heard it mentioned in Ireland, but that don't prove that it was not the case; so, Peter, I'll take your word for it.
Murder! how fast it snows again! I wonder what my father's thinking on just at this moment." This observation of O'Brien induced us to talk about our friends and relations in England, and after much conversation we fell fast asleep.
The next morning we found the snow had fallen about eight inches, and weighed down our upper blanket so much, that we were obliged to go out and cut stakes to support it up from the inside.

While we were thus employed, we heard a loud noise and shouting, and perceived several men, apparently armed and accompanied with dogs, running straight in the direction of the wood where we were encamped.

We were much alarmed, thinking that they were in search of us, but on a sudden they turned off in another direction, continuing with the same speed as before.

"What could it be ?" said I, to O'Brien.