"’Ardly felt it," said he.  "This dodge of yours is the best ever I see. Every one else puts a man full length on a mattress, an’ crikey! don’t it hurt! Every little jolt’ll make a man howl.  But this is like bein’ in an armchair, and the jolts don’t seem to worry you at all."  They bumped heavily over a tussock, and his calmness bore out the truth of his words.