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shouted Esau from below ; and I gladly seized the opportunity to end a conversation which troubled me . Half an hour later , we were seated together enjoying a hearty meal , which had the peculiarity of making the canon seem less terrible to us , while as to Quong , everything was the same to him , and he was ready to go anywhere that Gunson indicated as the way . `` Now , '' said the latter , as we finished , and Quong took our place as a matter of course , `` what do you say ? It must be midday , when we always have a nap till it grows cooler . Shall we have one now or start at once ? '' `` It will be cool enough in there , '' I said . `` Have a nap , '' said Esau ; `` we 're all tired . ''