Diamond was silent.
Frank knew that Bruce did not mean more than half he said, and so he simply smiled on the big fellow. To Jack he said:
“You haven’t said what you think about it.”
“I was wondering.”
“What about?”
“About your statement that it would spoil your plan if I left the party.”
“It would.”
“I don’t see how. There would still be eight of you.”
“But eight is not nine, and it takes nine men to play a game of baseball.”
“Baseball! That’s right! Why, we have enough here for a ball team.”