TWO:He went on the next day with his scouts, and eventually joined Landor in the field. Landor was much the same as ever, only more gray and rather more deeply lined. Perhaps he was more taciturn, too, for beyond necessary orders he threw not one word to the chief of scouts. Cairness could understand that the sight of himself was naturally an exasperation, and in some manner a reproach, too. He was sorry that he had been thrown with this command, but, since he was, it was better that Landor should behave as he was doing. An assumption of friendliness would have been a mockery, and to some extent an ignoble one.Easy to fool you on that, Jeff declared. Its been disconnected. I wouldnt be surprised if that-there tank wasnt nearly half full. They had it all fixed and ready
TWO:"How," he said gruffly.
TWO:"Just nothing," Cairness laughed shortly, and breaking off one of the treasured geranium blossoms, stuck it in a buttonhole of his flannel shirt.As soon as the sensation created by the large offer was over, everybody looked suspiciously at his or her own neighbor.
TWO:As I live and breathe! Mr. Everdail spoke gruffly, I begin to wonder if you shouldnt be the one to have suspicious for a nickname. You have suspected Jeff, and me, and my friend who was with me, and Larsen, here, and his passengerCaptain Parks and now Mimi! It will be Miss Serena next!