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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Bucky O'Connor by William MacLeod Raine: conversation was largely suspended, owing to the difficulty of
the precipitous trail they were following.
Coming to a bit of the road where they were able to ride two
abreast, O'Connor made comment on the smallness of their number.
"O'Halloran must have a good deal of confidence in his men. Forty
to ten is rather heavy odds, is it not, senor?"
"There are six more to join us at the pass. The wagons have gone
round by the road and the drivers will assist in the attack."
"Of course it is all in the surprise. I have seen three men hold
up a train with five hundred people on it. Once I knew a gang to
stick up a treasure train with three heavily armed guards
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