I asked mildly . `` Of course we 're going on , '' said Kate , her good humour entirely restored . `` Do you suppose I 'm going to be turned from my purpose by the defection of a miserable old Indian ? Oh , wait till he comes round in the winter , begging . '' `` Will he come ? '' I asked . `` Will he ? Yes , my dear , he will -- with a smooth , plausible story to account for his desertion and a bland denial of ever having seen our ham . I shall know how to deal with him then , the old scamp . '' `` When you do get a conscientious Indian there 's no better guide in the world , but they are rare , '' I remarked with a far-away look . Kate laughed . `` Do n't rub it in , Phil . Come , help me to break camp . We 'll have to work harder and hustle for ourselves , that 's all . '' `` But is it safe to go on without a guide ? '' I inquired dubiously . I had n't felt very safe with Peter Crow , but I felt still more unsafe without him . `` Safe ! Of course , it 's safe -- perfectly safe . I know the trail , and we 'll just have to drive around the wet places .
It would have been easier XXXXX Peter , and we 'd have had less work to do , but we 'll get along well enough without him .
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