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"I 'spex he's got to drinking somewhere, and he won't be seen to-night." "I dursn't," said Diana. "He might come any minute, and that man might want to carry them off in their sleep, so as to have no noise about it." "But how could you stop him?" asked Tim, his merry face growing very sober. "I'd do my best, and you must be ready, you know," she said.
"Was it waiting at Weymouf?" "Somewhere like that." "I spex it must have been Weymouf, because there's lots of sea there." "Yes, I'm sure it was. Well, he thought he'd go to Weymouth and get the money." "How much monies was it?" "Oh, lots and lots." "As much as five pennies?" "Yes, about that. Well, he said Good-bye to his daughters, and asked them what they'd like him to bring back for a present.
Yes, well he started off on Tuesday, and when he got there he found that there was no money for him at all!" "I spex somebody had taken it," said Margery breathlessly. "Well, it had all gone SOMEHOW." "Perhaps somebody had swallowed it," said Margery, a little carried away by the subject. "By mistake." "Anyhow, it was gone. And he had to come home again without any money. He hadn't gone far "
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