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The man stood still for fully a minute, as though debating with himself. Then he called out: "I say, Bill, I've sprained my ankle." THE MAN STOOD STILL FOR FULLY A MINUTE AS THOUGH DEBATING WITH HIMSELF THEN HE CALLED OUT I SAY BILL I'VE SPRAINED MY ANKLE
he eyes bent upon the ground. "I wish we had just about two of them cartridges that's layin' in that cache of ourn," said the second man. His voice was utterly and drearily expressionless. He spoke without enthusiasm; and the first man, limping into the milky stream that foamed over the rocks, vouchsafed no reply. The other man followed at his heels. They did not remove their foot-gear, though the water was icy cold--so cold that their ankles ached and their feet went numb. In places the water dashed against their knees, and both men staggered for footing. The man who followed slipped on a smooth boulder, nearly fell, but recovered himself with a violent effort, at the same time uttering a sharp exclamation of pain. He seemed faint and dizzy and put out his free hand while he reeled, as though seeking support against the air. When he had steadied himself he stepped forward, but reeled again and nearly fell. Then he stood still and looked at the other man, who had never turned his head. EAD STILL FARTHER FORWARD THE EYES BENT UPON THE GROUND I WISH WE HAD JUST ABOUT TWO OF THEM CARTRIDGES THAT'S LAYIN IN THAT CACHE OF IRON SAID THE SECOND MAN HIS VOICE WAS UTTERLY AND DREARILY EXPRESSIONLESS HE SPOKE WITHOUT ENTHUSIASM AND THE FIRST MAN LIMPING INTO THE MILKY STREAM THAT FOAMED OVER THE ROCKS VOUCHSAFED NO REPLY THE OTHER MAN FOLLOWED AT HIS HEELS THEY DID NOT REMOVE THEIR FOOT GEAR THOUGH THE WATER WAS ICY COLD SO COLD THAT THEIR ANKLES ACHED AND THEIR FEET WENT NUMB IN PLACES THE WATER DASHED AGAINST THEIR KNEES AND BOTH MEN STAGGERED FOR FOOTING THE MAN WHO FOLLOWED SLIPPED ON A SMOOTH BOULDER NEARLY FELL BUT RECOVERED HIMSELF WITH A VIOLENT EFFORT AT THE SAME TIME UTTERING A SHARP EXCLAMATION OF PAIN HE SEEMED FAINT AND DIZZY AND PUT OUT HIS FREE HAND WHILE HE REELED AS THOUGH SEEKING SUPPORT AGAINST THE AIR WHEN HE HAD STEADIED HIMSELF HE STEPPED FORWARD BUT REELED AGAIN AND NEARLY FELL THEN HE STOOD STILL AND LOOKED AT THE OTHER MAN WHO HAD NEVER TURNED HIS HEAD
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