midday
No one but Gabbett and Greenhill would eat that night . That savage pair , however , make a fire , fling ghastly fragments on the embers , and eat the broil before it is right warm . In the morning the frightful carcase is divided . That day 's march takes place in silence , and at midday halt Cornelius volunteers to carry the billy , affecting great restoration from the food . Vetch gives it to him , and in half an hour afterwards Cornelius is missing . Gabbett and Greenhill pursue him in vain , and return with curses . `` He 'll die like a dog , '' said Greenhill , `` alone in the bush . ''