I am sure you must feel stiff, lying still so long." "I have never kept quiet for so long a time, since I can remember," Jessie said, laughing.
"That shows that you have had no illnesses, Jessie.

However, I shall be glad to get up and stretch my limbs, myself.

Half an hour will be enough, and then we will have a good, long night.

Another day of it, and I think it will be safe to start." The next afternoon they saw a number of parties searching the hills, in all directions.
"I expect they have become convinced that we have not tried to get straight through, Roger, and are hunting back for us.

It is as well that it will be dark in another half hour, and they will then have to give up their search, for the night.