“Ihadjustbeengoingtoresorttothecarpenters，fortheywouldhavegivenussomebread，Isuppose？LongisitsinceI
tastedanything。“
Thesamewordsherepeatedonourapproachingtheex-soldier；
muchasthoughhetookapleasureintheirphraseology。
“Yousupposethattheywouldhavegivenusbread？“echoedtheex-