"They will chew the leaves of this scrub; and can, if pressed, hold on for even two or three days upon it." "In that case," Reuben said, "let us go on.

We will break up into three parties.

One shall go straight forward, the other two moving to the right and left, each following the tracks as well as they can.

We will not go much beyond a walk.

We have five more hours of daylight yet, and the horses can manage another fifteen miles.