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Lewis shrugged his shoulders. "One can always eat," he said. "Good," said the stranger. "Please tell these loafers to off-load the mules and set camp. And call that one here the black fellow with a necklace of chickens." Lewis did as he was bidden. The man with the chickens stood before the stranger and grinned. The stranger raised his eyes on high.
There followed a meagre breakfast cooked on an unsheltered field kitchen in the dark, and often in the rain. The men paraded at seven, and went out on a working party for the rest of the day. Their tasks were to load earth on railway trucks and then off-load it after a short train journey, to serve as ballast for another portion of line that was in course of construction.
An old man was talking. He threatened to off-load all the women on the first available place, as he had never in his life had so much trouble. A small boy and a Kaffir had their turn also; the boy was on horseback and led, or rather dragged, another horse that refused to move.
And without another word he laid down his rifle and went to help off-load the mules. King stepped aside and cursed softly. To a man who knows how to enforce his own authority, it is worse than galling to be obeyed because he wears a woman's favor. But for a vein of wisdom that underlay his pride he would have pocketed the bracelet there and then and have refused to wear it again.
"What do you say?" cut in Rankin, "a drop of gin and soda wouldn't hurt us, eh?" Then while they moved round to the Exchange bar, he went on; "I've got a thing that would suit you to a hair, Stanninghame. I'd take it up myself if I could, but I'm only an agent in the matter." "Shares, eh?" "Yes Skinner and Sacks." "Dead off. See here, Rankin you must off-load them on somebody else.
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