"Whee! But our folks must be worried about us.

They'll never let us go camping again in winter." "Oh, I don't know about that," argued Dave.

"If we only prove to them that we can weather such a time as this, without sickness or disaster, they'll be ready to believe that we can take care of ourselves anywhere on earth." "Why, there isn't anything very hard about taking care of ourselves here," Dick continued.

"All we have to do is to show a little industry.
We've got everything at hand that we could possibly need.

But I wish the home folks knew how comfy and happy we are." "I'd like to see myself out of this," grumbled Hen Dutcher, lying huddled in his bunk under the pile of overcoats.