from Sun Tong Lee, our storekeeper at Gulgong -- James was chummy

with Sun Tong Lee, and got his powder and shot and caps there on tick

when he was short of money. And James said that the people

would have loaded the buggy with `rubbish' if he'd waited.

They all seemed glad to see Joe Wilson getting on -- and these things

We got the things inside, and I don't think either of us knew

what we were saying or doing for the next half-hour.

Then James put his head in and said, in a very injured tone, --