“Yes.”
“But, of course, I don’t want to be drownded at all.”
“No, Jem; of course not. I wonder whether they’ll follow us across the river.”
“They’ll follow us anywhere, Mas’ Don, and catch us if they can. Say, Mas’ Don, though, I’m glad we’ve got old ‘my pakeha.’ He’ll show us the way, and help us to get something to eat.”
“I hope so, Jem.”
“Say, Mas’ Don, think we can trust him?”
“Trust him, Jem! Why, of course.”
“That’s all very well, Mas’ Don. You’re such a trusting chap. See how you used to trust Mike Bannock, and how he turned you over.”
“Yes; but he was a scoundrel. Ngati is a simple-hearted savage.”
“Hope he is, Mas’ Don; but what I’m feared on is, that he may be a simple-stomached savage.”