Réponse :
Bonjour,
1/
The scouts are near a river.
2/
when she sees footprints, Martha Jane is very confident.
3/
1. stop = quit
2. boring = is not much fun
3. to employ = to recruit
4. to go away = to be off ( « they’re off » )
4/
likes : I prefer / Yahoo!
dislikes : I don’t like / not much fun / I hate
5/ « Thinking is not one of your strong points, pal! »
Calamity Jane is making fun of him. She doesn’t agree with him, so instead of calling him « stupid » she says that thinking is not one of his strong points.