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"Yes, they all went except you and me. Then I thought there was some chance of water in this direction, so I heaved you over my shoulder and we tramped it together. It don't seem as though we've improved matters. There's an almighty small chance for us now!" YES THEY ALL WENT EXCEPT YOU AND ME THEN I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOME CHANCE OF WATER IN THIS DIRECTION SO I HEAVED YOU OVER MY SHOULDER AND WE TRAMPED IT TOGETHER IT DON'T SEEM AS THOUGH WE'VE IMPROVED MATTERS THERE'S AN ALMIGHTY SMALL CHANCE FOR US NOW
s I’d best let you know how the cards lie. What’s that you’ve got?” “Pretty things! fine things!” cried the little girl enthusiastically, holding up two glittering fragments of mica. “When we goes back to home I’ll give them to brother Bob.” “You’ll see prettier things than them soon,” said the man confidently. “You just wait a bit. I was going to tell you though—you remember when we left the river?” “Oh, yes.” “Well, we reckoned we’d strike another river soon, d’ye see. But there was somethin’ wrong; compasses, or map, or somethin’, and it didn’t turn up. Water ran out. Just except a little drop for the likes of you and—and——” “And you couldn’t wash yourself,” interrupted his companion gravely, staring up at his grimy visage. “No, nor drink. And Mr. Bender, he was the fust to go, and then Indian Pete, and then Mrs. McGregor, and then Johnny Hones, and then, dearie, your mother.” “Then mother’s a deader too,” cried the little girl dropping her face in her pinafore and sobbing bitterly. EASY TO TALK WHEN YOUR LIPS IS LIGHT LEATHER BUT I GUESS I'D BEST LET YOU KNOW HOW THE CARDS LIE WHAT'S THAT YOU'VE GOT PRETTY THINGS FINE THINGS CRIED THE LITTLE GIRL ENTHUSIASTICALLY HOLDING UP TWO GLITTERING FRAGMENTS OF MICA WHEN WE GOES BACK TO HOME I'LL GIVE THEM TO BROTHER BOB YOU'LL SEE PRETTIER THINGS THAN THEM SOON SAID THE MAN CONFIDENTLY YOU JUST WAIT A BIT I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU THOUGH YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE LEFT THE RIVER OH YES WELL WE RECKONED WE'D STRIKE ANOTHER RIVER SOON D'YE SEE BUT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG COMPASSES OR MAP OR SOMETHING AND IT DIDN'T TURN UP WATER RAN OUT JUST ACCEPT A LITTLE DROP FOR THE LIKES OF YOU AND AND YOU COULDN'T WASH YOURSELF INTERRUPTED HIS COMPANION GRAVELY STARING UP AT HIS GRIMY VISAGE NO NOR DRINK AND MISTER BENDER HE WAS THE FIRST TO GO AND THEN THE INDIAN PETE AND THEN MISSUS MC GREGOR AND THEN JOHNNY HOLMES AND THEN DEARIE YOUR MOTHER THEN MOTHER'S A DEBTOR TOO CRIED THE LITTLE GIRL DROPPING A FACE IN A PINAFORE AND SOBBING BITTERLY
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