"Rather a good map, is it not?" asked the man.
"Should think so; I don't know much about maps," said Abel. "What's all these pins for?"
"I am a surveyor. I am going through some of the roads on this map; I shall have to inspect them shortly. I came here to do my work quietly. I daresay you wondered what I was at Little Trent for?" said Carl.
"I have been wondering," said Abel. "So you're a surveyor?"
"Yes; I'm considered clever at the work."
"You're a Government surveyor?" asked Abel.
"I am."
"I notice most of the roads you have marked run from the coast inland."
"That's my division; I am doing this for army purposes."
"Oh!" exclaimed Abel. "For our Government?"