`` that will do , '' laurence said , `` fill your can on the other side , and enough of this malingering , mr. blackwell ; if tomorrow you can not provide yourself with water over the course of a pause of three hours without delaying us , you will fly thirsty ; and if that is not enough we will consult the lash , '' with more acerbity than his usual wont ; he was in no spirit to spare sympathy for the men who were dragging out temeraire 's discomfort .