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"Tin-backs," repeated Amy. "What sort of crabs are they?" "Soft crabs, just turnin' hard, miss," explained the old man. "If you punch in their backs they spring up and down like the bottom of a tin dish pan. That's why they call 'em that. Tin-backs is tough to eat. I never sell 'em, though some folks do. That's why they call me that, I guess." "Oh!" remarked Amy. "Then that means you are honest!"
"What are tin-backs?" asked Amy, but before the lobsterman could answer, Betty, from within the cottage, called to her chums: "Come, girls, and select your rooms!" Amy remained standing beside the old lobsterman. Mollie and Grace had followed Mrs. Nelson and Betty into the cottage. Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station.
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