But tell me: what about the despatch ?" "I have it all right so far!" "That's good.

Where are our ponies ?" "Tied up yonder to the wheel of a wagon." "That's good, too, lad! Then all we've got to do is to help ourselves to them the first chance and ride away." "Yes," said West drily, "the first chance; but will there be a first chance ?" "Why not?
It's of no use to look at the black side of things! Where there's ill luck there's always good luck to balance it, and we're bound to have our share of both.

We had the bad yesterday; the good will come to-morrow, or next day, or the day after--who knows?
We were not killed.

You had your ear nicked and I had a bad fall which will cure itself as fast as the slit in your ear grows up.

I call it grand to have saved the despatch! Are they going to give us any breakfast ?" "Hah!" sighed West; "you've done me good, Ingle.