If he knows what we are going to do, there ain't any reasons why he shouldn't know where we are." "Why, Johnson," his leader sneered, "you don't really believe the fellow's a sort of conjurer, do you ?" "I don't know," the man said doggedly.

"After he has turned up twice as he has, I shouldn't be surprised at nothing--not if I heard the sound of him and his men galloping up outside, now." There was a moment's silence, as each involuntarily listened.
"We are getting to be like a pack of gals," the leader said savagely, "and I agree with you, the sooner we are out of this, the better.

As soon as it gets dark, we will be on the move; but I tell you, directly we get out among the blacks, I shall come back again.
I am going to carry off that gal, somehow.

I've owed her one for years and years, and I always pays my debts--at least, that sort of debt.
"Now then, you black, just leave them horses for the present, and come and cook us some food; the quicker, the better." Jim hurried about, but in the bush rangers' present state of temper, nothing would satisfy them; and when, in his hurry to satisfy their angry orders, he stumbled and upset a glass of spirits and water he was handing to the captain, the latter caught up a brand from the fire; and struck him so violent a blow on the temple, with the glowing end, that he fell senseless on the ground.
He must have lain there a long time.

He was brought to his senses by a bucket of water being dashed over him; and he found, when he staggered to his feet, that the band were preparing to depart.