In an instant his countenance became cheerful again.
"I'm not hungry!" he exclaimed.

"It was the delusion of a moment, and it passed as quickly as it came.

I suffer from such brief spells." The others laughed.
"That's the right spirit," said Willet, "and while we have nothing to eat we have lots of hope.

I've been hungrier than this often, and, as you see, I've never starved to death a single time.

There's always lots of food somewhere in the wilderness, if you only know how to put your hand on it." "I think it is now best for us to follow on the trail of Black Rifle," said Tayoga.
"That's so," responded the hunter.