Just have patience and wait!" "But here we are, just as we were nearly a week ago, and nothing has happened." "Oh yes, something has!" said Ingleborough, with a smile.

"I've got well again! The first morning I couldn't have mounted my pony and ridden off even if they had brought it to the end of the wagon here and said: `Be off!' To-day I could jump on and go off at full gallop.

Do you call that nothing ?" "No, of course not!" said West.

"There, you must forgive me! I'm very discontented, I know; but you see why." "To be sure I do! I say, though, you've been at that satchel! The sandwiches are gone." West nodded.
"Haven't eaten them, have you ?" "No, they're sewed up in the belt of my jacket.

I did it two nights ago, and I'm living in hopes that they will not search us again." "That's it, is it?
Well, I'm glad you did that! There, keep a good heart; something is sure to happen before long!" "I only hope it may; even evil would be better than this miserable state of inaction.