We wuz cut out fur scholars, we wuz." Nevertheless, lazy and luxurious as he looked, Shif'less Sol watched the forest with eyes that missed nothing.

His rifle lay in such a position that he could take aim almost instantly.
There was a long and tense silence, full of strangeness to Paul.

He could never get used to these extraordinary situations.

When preparing for combat, as well as in it, the world seemed unreal to him.

He did not see why men should fly at each other's throats; but the fact was before him, and he could not escape it.
The little hill was so situated that they could see to a considerable distance at all points of the compass, but they yet saw nothing.