Here they lighted a fire, cooked some cakes of flour, and, with these and the cold meat, made a hearty meal.

They had, during the day, halted twice; and had breakfasted and lunched off some bread, of which they had brought sufficient for the day's journey.
"I suppose there is no occasion to watch, Surajah ?" "I don't know, Sahib.

I do not think it will be safe for us both to sleep.

There are, as you know, many tigers among these hills; and though they would not approach us, as long as the fire is burning brightly, they might steal up and carry one of us off, when the fire gets low.

I will, therefore, watch." "I certainly should not let you do that, without taking my turn," Dick said; "and I feel so tired with the day's work, that I do not think I could keep awake for ten minutes.