for a moment , he was almost tempted to forget about prospecting and just relax and unwind on this trip , as long as he was being forced to hide out in the hills anyway , but he shrugged the temptation away : once the fuss over the european had blown over , once he went back , he would still need money , the van would n't hold together forever , and he was n't anxious to face elena 's scorn if he returned empty-handed again .