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Pauses were rare in our talk, and the fire was never for one instant allowed to get low. The wind and rain had ceased, but the dripping of the branches still kept up an excellent imitation of a downpour. PAUSES WERE RARE IN OUR TALK AND THE FIRE WAS NEVER FOR ONE INSTANT ALLOWED TO GET LOW THE WIND AND RAIN HAD CEASED BUT THE DRIPPING OF THE BRANCHES STILL KEPT UP AN EXCELLENT IMITATION OF A DOWNPOUR
could have traced that dog," I think was the thought in the minds of all. But in Camp, where every one realises how important the individual contribution is to the comfort and well-being of all, the mind speedily recovers tone and pulls itself together. During the day, a day of heavy and ceaseless rain, we kept more or less to our tents, and though there were signs of mysterious conferences between the three members of the Maloney family, I think that most of us slept a good deal and stayed alone with his thoughts. Certainly, I did, because when Maloney came to say that his wife invited us all to a special "tea" in her tent, he had to shake me awake before I realised that he was there at all. And by supper-time we were more or less even-minded again, and almost jolly. I only noticed that there was an undercurrent of what is best described as "jumpiness," and that the merest snapping of a twig, or plop of a fish in the lagoon, was sufficient to make us start and look over our shoulders. LESS BY THE SIDE OF EACH IF ONLY I COULD HAVE TRACED THAT DOG I THINK WAS THE THOUGHT IN THE MINDS OF ALL BUT IN CAMP WHERE EVERYONE REALIZES HOW IMPORTANT THE INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION IS TO THE COMFORT AND WELL BEING OF ALL THE MIND SPEEDILY RECOVERS TONE AND PULLS ITSELF TOGETHER DURING THE DAY A DAY OF HEAVY AND CEASELESS RAIN WE KEPT MORE OR LESS TO OUR TENTS AND THOUGH THERE WERE SIGNS OF MYSTERIOUS CONFERENCES BETWEEN THE THREE MEMBERS OF THE MALONEY FAMILY I THINK THAT MOST OF US SLEPT A GOOD DEAL AND STAYED ALONE WITH HIS THOUGHTS CERTAINLY I DID BECAUSE WHEN MALONEY CAME TO SAY THAT HIS WIFE INVITED US ALL TO A SPECIAL TEA IN HER TENT HE HAD TO SHAKE ME AWAKE BEFORE I REALIZED HE WAS THERE AT ALL AND BY SUPPER TIME WE WERE MORE OR LESS EVEN MINDED AGAIN AND ALMOST JOLLY I ONLY NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN UNDERCURRENT OF WHAT IS BEST DESCRIBED AS JUMPINESS AND THAT THE MEREST SNAPPING OF A TWIG OR PLOP OF A FISHING LAGOON WAS SUFFICIENT TO MAKE US START AND LOOK OVER OUR SHOULDERS
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