Page 155 - In A New World
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"That is well. Then you won't be suspected. But I can't say a word more till
I have had breakfast."
After half an hour's walking--it was only half a mile, but the soil was
boggy, rendering locomotion difficult--they reached a humble wayside
cabin, which was in some sort a restaurant, and by dint of diplomacy and a
promise of speedy payment, they secured a meal to which, despite their
disappointment, they did ample justice.
Breakfast over, they resumed their fatiguing walk, and reached the mining
camp about ten o'clock.
