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"But you care for me," said Fleda, laughing; "and for my sake don't let our hospitality fail to somebody who has been very kind to me, if he is an Englishman; and he is in haste to be off." "Well, I don't know what we're a-going to give him," said Barby, looking at her.
"There, now, Barby, I wasn't speaking to you," said Horace; "I mean I wasn't talking to her, Grace. Look here: I've heard you spell, but you didn't ask me my Joggerphy." "Geography, you mean, Horace." "Well, Ge-ography, then. Here's the book: we begin at the Mohammedans." Horace could pronounce that long name very well, though he had no idea what it meant.
Howard Shannon, expert in the natural sciences, and his family would be their other neighbors. At the moment, however, Shannon and Tony Briotti, the staff archaeologist, were away on an expedition in the Sulu Sea. Rick and Scotty had been keenly disappointed at being left behind. But Dr. Gordon's offer of a new job had cheered them up considerably. "Shouldn't Dr. Gordon be arriving?" Barby asked.
"I made butter for four weeks, I guess, after you went away," Barby went on; "just come in here and see and the carrots makes it as yellow and sweet as June I churned as long as I had anything to churn, and longer; and now we live on cream you can make some cheesecakes just as soon as you're a mind to see! aint that doing pretty well? and fine it is put your nose down to it "
He was satisfied that they both had a thorough understanding of team swimming and enough sense to stay out of at least the more obvious troubles novices can get into. He was content now to let them go off on their own, which they did fairly often. After Rick's estimated hour the girls were ready except that Barby had to make a phone call.
If we could see the last of that man Didenhover oncet, I'd take hold of the plough myself and see if I couldn't make a living out of it! I don't believe the world would go now, Fleda, if it wa'n't for women. I never see three men yet that didn't try me more than they were worth." "Patience, Barby!" said Fleda smiling. "Let us take things quietly."
Same for the elevator operator. But, for now, we'll consider you've drawn a blank and let it go at that." A Calm Precedes a Storm A crisis had arisen and Rick and Scotty could only stand by helplessly. After all, what could mere males do in such a situation? Barby decided that Rick and Scotty were to fly over to Whiteside and get diving equipment for Jan, so she could have her own.
"Look here, Barby," said Horace, that evening; "I want a knapsack, to learn to be a soldier with. If I have 'tough times' now, I'll get used to it. Can't you find my carpet-bag, Barby?" "Carpet-bag? And what for a thing is that?" said Barbara, rousing from a nap, and beginning to click her knitting-needles. "Here I was asleep again.
Around one o'clock Cap'n Mike returned to Spindrift and reported a friendly conversation with the houseboaters. They had anchored in North Cove because someone down the coast had told them fishing was good around there, which was a true statement. The retired skipper had only one additional comment, which Barby relayed.
"Your uncle's pockets must ha' had a good hole in 'em by this time," remarked Barby as they came back from the cellar. "However, there never was a crock so empty it couldn't be filled. You get me a leach-tub sot up, and I'll find work for it." From that time Fleda had no more trouble with her uncle and Barby.
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