They were heroes not to be daunted.

They swung the hammer of Thor against the earth and were worthy of an epic.
Toward the middle of the afternoon of that day Carrigan said to the engineer: "We're making better time than I calculated.

The holes will all be drilled by five o'clock; we're loading them as they're done and we'll shoot at five-thirty." "What about supper ?" "Supper at five.

Then the men will be back and ready to jump in the ditch when the shot's fired." "And be done twenty-four hours before the hour set by the Land and Water Board," said Lee.
"That's cutting it fine enough as it is.

Who's that waving yonder toward camp ?" And Carrigan pointed a mittened hand at a figure swinging an arm and shouting Bryant's name.
The engineer stared for a time.
"Charlie Menocal," he said, finally.