The girl did not condescend to answer him.
“Come, sir, we’ll ride on,” she said to Archie.
And away they flew.
“Depend upon it, Bill, if she says she is going, go she will, and there’s an end of it.”
“Humph!” That was Bill’s reply. He always admitted he had “no great fancy for womenfolks.”
Chapter Twenty Two.
Round the Log Fire—Hurricane Bill and the Tiger-Snake—Gentleman Craig’s Resolve.
Kangaroo driving or hunting is one of the wild sports of Australia, though I have heard it doubted whether there was any real sport in it. It is extremely exciting, and never much more dangerous than a ride after the hounds at home in a rough country.