Buck Higgins tried to dispel it.
"Perceed, Injun," he said.

"We're all a-waitin' on you." Without embarassment, Injun continued to say nothing.

Bill Jordan began to show signs of nervousness, which finally broke into speech.
"Had anythin' t' eat, Henry ?" he asked.
"Nope.

Too busy drinkin' an' things, at th' Cut," replied Dorgan, who, however, showed no signs of intoxication.
"Better go out t' th' kitchen, an' rustle yourself somep'n'," Bill suggested.
"Wong'll get crazy if I monkey with his grub," objected Henry.
"I'll take care o' Wong.

G'wan, you don't wanta be hungry," Bill said.
"I c'd do with some beans an' coffee," Dorgan allowed, and took himself off.
After he was gone, there was another period of silence.