There's all the ground there is, to sit down on, and there's the whole creek to wash in, if the basin down there is too small.

I'm going to get some clean clothes and go down to the big hole and take a plunge.

How long will it be before chuck's ready, Kate ?" Kate told him half an hour, and he went off down the creek, keeping at the edge of the little meadow, with a change of clothing under his arm and a big bath towel hung over his shoulder.

The two men followed him listlessly, too tired, evidently, to care much what they did.
Fred, leading the way, plunged through the willow fringe and came upon the creek bank three feet from where Marion lay curled up on her cushions.

He stood for a minute looking down at her before his present, material needs dominated his admiration of her beauty--for beautiful she was, lying there in a nest of green, with her yellow hair falling loosely about her face.
"Hello! Asleep ?" he called to her, much as he had called to Kate.
"Afraid we'll have to ask you to move on, sister.