We could march about fifteen or twenty miles a day, and more than that, if necessary.

We could do wonders, indeed." "I am afraid we shall never discover that," Lisle said.

"The German soldiers do indeed carry condensed meat in sausages, and can take three or four days' supplies with them; but we have not yet discovered anything like food of which men could carry twelve days' supply.

We may some day be able to do it but, even if it weighed but a pound a day, it would add heavily to the load to be carried." "No one would mind that," Pertusal said.

"Think what a comfort it would be, if we could make our breakfast before starting, eat a little in the middle of the day, and be sure of supper directly we got into camp; instead of having to wait hours and hours, and perhaps till the next morning, before the baggage train arrived.