I know just what you're doing: working hard, eating only canned stuff, skimping your food, and ruining your digestion." Bryant laughed.

Her tone had expressed indignation, while her face was directly accusatory.
"We seem to have fair health, don't we, Dave ?" he remarked.
"You look positively thin," said she.

"And as for this poor starved shadow that you call Dave! Well, I won't say my thoughts.

For a penny I'd invite myself to dinner at your house just to see what you do have." At this possibility both the engineer and his young assistant displayed signs of consternation.

Under pressure of work housekeeping had been an unimportant trifle frequently postponed; last meal's dishes were washed while the next meal was preparing; clothes were left where they were carelessly flung; and surveying tools, maps, and papers littered the rooms.