So there′s shuffling, like, and a bit o′ coughing and spitting, and someone else says: ‘She′ll be right, mate. She′s on her way if you′ll hang on a tick. You′re at the party.’
“You′ll have to start mixing with the others at some point, you know.”
“It′s not just that, I got homework to do. Gotta catch up.”
2010, Robin Easton, Naked in Eden: My Adventure and Awakening in the Australian Rainforest, page 77,
In a whisper, I suggested to Ian that we reattach the winch cable to a tree in the clearing, but of course his reply was, “Naaahh, she′ll be right, mate.”