“Suppose we hold up here, and rest a bit, fellows!” “We’ll have to accommodate you, Tubby. It really pains me to hear you puffing and blowing so hard.” “Now, that’s just six words for me and half a dozen for yourself, Andy Bowles. Haven’t I seen you look longingly at every log we passed, as if you wished Rob would give the order to sit down and recuperate? Honest to goodness, I do own up that I’m a trifle winded. This pack seems to keep on getting heavier and heavier.”