He seems to be absolutely tireless, and always ready for anything.
"Well, I shall turn in, now, and try to dream that I am on a feather bed, and have had supper of all sorts of dainties." "I would not do that, if I were you.

It would be such a disappointment, when you woke up." "Well, perhaps it might be," Hallett said, despondently.

"I will try to dream that I am with you on that Chitral expedition, and am nearly frozen to death; then possibly, on waking, I might feel grateful that things are not so bad as I thought they were." They spent a few pleasant days at Prahsu and, while there, received the news that a column had started, from Tientsin, for the relief of the Europeans collected in the various legations at Pekin, news which created general satisfaction.
"I have no doubt they will have some stiff fighting," Hallett said, as he and Lisle sat down to breakfast, after hearing the news.

"One thing, however, is in their favour.

As they will keep by the river all the way, they will never be short of water.