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They inspected the church building overhead , but left it quickly ; and Tish drew a keen deduction from that . `` Well , that 's something in our favor , '' she said . `` Evidently they 're afraid the thing will fall in on them . '' At eight o'clock she complained of being hungry , and I felt the need of food myself . With her customary promptness she set out to discover food , leaving me alone , a prey to sad misgivings . In a short time , however , she returned and asked me if I 'd seen a piece of wire anywhere . `` I 've got considerable barbed wire sticking in me in various places , '' I said rather tartly , `` if that will do . ''