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He lingered, too, behind with me after Sangree had gone to bed, and while I mixed myself a glass of hot Swedish punch, he did a thing I had never known him do before—he mixed one for himself, and then asked me to light him over to his tent. HE LINGERED TOO BEHIND WITH ME AFTER SANGREE HAD GONE TO BED AND WHILE I MIXED MYSELF A GLASS OF HOT SWEDISH PUNCH HE DID A THING I HAD NEVER KNOWN HIM TO DO BEFORE HE MIXED ONE FOR HIMSELF AND THEN ASKED ME TO LIGHT HIM OVER TO HIS TENT
 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. 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. In particular, Maloney was vigilant and alert, telling us a series of tales in which the wholesome humorous element was especially strong. PT 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 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 IN PARTICULAR MALONEY WAS VIGILANT AND ALERT TELLING US A SERIES OF TALES IN WHICH THE WHOLESOME HUMOROUS ELEMENT WAS ESPECIALLY STRONG
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