What's more to the purpose, I didn't engage to go all the way with you.

Now that I've had enough, I'm going back to the settlement." "Very well.

You were right in claiming that there was no engagement of any kind.

So far, we have kept you in grub; but we're not bound to do so, and if you leave us, you must shift for yourself." There was a tense silence for a moment or two.

Benson, his face marked with baffled desire and scarcely controlled fury, glared at the others.
Blake's expression was pitiful, but his lips were resolutely set; and Harding's eyes were very keen and determined.
A curious look crept into Benson's face, and he made a sign of resignation.
"It looks as if I were beaten," he said quietly.