He has done a whole winter's work in one day.

I take off my hat to you, Mr.Drew!" Roderick's face reddened with a flush of pleasure.
"And that isn't all, Wabi," he said.

His eyes were filled with a sudden intense earnestness, and in the strangeness of the change Wabi forgot to loosen the grip of his fingers about his companion's hand.
"You don't mean that you found--" "No, I didn't find gold," anticipated Rod.

"But the gold is there! I know it.

And I think I have found a clue.