I 'll bet there are twenty red snakes now within a hundred feet of us--oh, don't shiver and lose your nerve! They 'll not try to close that gap yet; it's too dangerous with us on guard and only one side of the coach exposed.

That fellow was trying us out a while ago, and they 've kept quiet ever since I let drive at him.

They know the limits of the safety zone, and will keep there until just before daylight.

That is when they 'll try to creep up upon us.

Have you got the time ?" She opened her watch, feeling for the hands with her fingers, wondering vaguely at her own calmness.