“We don’t n-need to,” says he.
“What’s this?” Collins asked. He and Jiggins had been talking on the other side of the roof and hadn’t heard what was going on.
“Binney says he can v-vault onto that other shed,” says Mark.
“What of it?”
“Can you do it?” Mark asked me.
I didn’t like it very well, I’ll admit. First, there was the dog to get me if I missed; second, the place I was to land wasn’t level, but sloping; and the third, I couldn’t get a very good start from the roof we were on. But I couldn’t own up I was afraid before folks, so I up and says I’d be tickled to death.
“But what good’ll that do?” Collins asked.
“Binney’ll get through that l-l-little window into the barn,” says Mark. “There’s always rope in a barn. He’ll get that and throw it over to me. Then I’ll l-l-lasso the dog.”
“Um,” says Jiggins. “Good scheme. Ought to have thought of it myself. But I didn’t. Quick, ain’t he? Eh? Quicker’n a flash.”
“Gimme the pole,” says I.