A rolling stone keeps slick and well polished, and that's what I'm after." "I think our safest course is to travel inland just as fast and as far as we can," said Ned.
"Correct.

Good advice needs no bush." They started in the darkness across the sand dunes, and walked for a long time.

They knew that a careful search along the beach would be made for them, but the Mexicans were likely to feel sure when they found nothing that they had been wrecked and drowned.
"I hope they'll think the sea got us," said Ned, "because then they won't be searching about the country for us." "We weren't destined to be drowned that time," said Obed with great satisfaction.

"It just couldn't happen after our running such a gauntlet before reaching the sea.

But the further we get away from salt water the safer we are." "It was my plan at first," said Ned, "to go by way of the sea from Vera Cruz to a Texan port." "Circumstances alter journeys.