“We’re goin’ in a c-canoe, hain’t we?”
“Yes.”
“D-down a river we don’t know?”
“Yes.”
“With stones and d-dead-heads in it?”
“Sure.”
“If we hit one of ’em, what’ll h-happen?”
“We’ll bust the canoe.”
“That,” says he, “is the reason for the p-p-paint and things.”
Now, I never would have thought of that. It was just another example of the way he took precautions and got ready for accidents that might never happen. But don’t you ever think he wasn’t right this time. If he hadn’t brought that mess of stuff we—well, there’s no telling what would have happened to us. Anyhow, it was mighty lucky we had it along.