I was inclined ter let yer surrender to the sheriff, fer Sam Hayes is a squar' man, but not ter Farnham an' his gang--not much, Mary Ann! Thet would mean lynchin', an' I know it.
So, I reckon we jest got to plug it out, an' trust ter luck.

Thet 's my view-point, but ye 're a more higher edycated man ner me, Mr.
Winston, an' maybe you kin see some other way out." The old man sat down on an outcropping stone, pulled out his pipe and lit it, puffing thick rings of smoke into the air with manifest enjoyment.

Winston did not answer until the other again turned his eyes upon him questioningly.
"I was busy thinking," explained the engineer, "but must confess the situation looks about as bad to me as it does to you.

The silver lining of this cloud is not apparent.

Of course, we 've got the right of it, but in some way Fate has managed to leave us set square against the law.