Lee and Bill discovered their thirst at the same time and made towards the newcomers.
They had no difficulty in reaching them.

The large man stood with his back to the bar, his elbows spread out on it, so that there was a little space left on either side of him.

No one cared to press too close to this sombre-faced giant.

Purvis stood before him and Bill and Lee were instantly at his side.

The two leaned on the bar, facing him, yet the four did not seem to make a group set apart from the rest.
"Well ?" asked Lee.
"I'll tell you what it is when we're on the road," said Jim Silent.
"Plenty of time, Haines." "Who'll start first ?" asked Bill.
"You can, Kilduff," said the other.