"I reckon they went straight over the mountains.

I don't believe as how Bill Harney takes to skating." "Is this Bill Harney a good sort ?" asked Tom.

"If he is, I can tell you he has got into bad company." "Bill isn't so bad when he's sober.

It's when he gits full o' rum that he makes things lively.

He's a great drinker." They were soon on the river, which at this point was fifty to sixty feet wide.