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But this deceived no one. They had seen him palpably take water. A moment of silence followed, while Sandy stared whitefaced down at the table, avoiding all eyes; but all the elements of good breeding exist under all the roughness of the West. It was Jacqueline who began with a joke which was rather old, but everyone appreciated it -- at that moment -- and the laughter lasted long enough to restore some of the colour to Sandy's face. A general rapid fire of talk followed.
"How did you do it? " queried Calder. "I was all prepared for a gun-play."