"Hey?"
"No, never."
"Once?"
"Never."
"What?"
"Never!"
"I'll tell you what it is," said Mr. Cattermole, beaming benevolently, "it's the jolting. It keeps me from hearing what you say."
Jane nodded, smiling.
But old Mr. Cattermole wasn't long inconvenienced by the jolting.
"Who you going to stop with?" he asked next.