between
his teeth, as he said, "P'r'aps ve better stop
and fight!"
Dick said nothing, being resolved to do exactly what
Joe Blunt bid him; and Crusoe, for reasons best known
to himself, also said nothing, but bounded along beside
his master's horse, casting an occasional glance upwards
to catch any signal that might be given.
They had passed over a considerable space of ground,
and were forcing their way at the imminent hazard of