Tom came bawling as if he were deaf:
"What about them 'osses?"
"What about 'em?" said Jack.
"See to 'm!" said Tom. And he went back to where he came from.
"All right, Mister, we'll see to 'm!" yelled the admiring youngsters. "Well water 'm an' feed 'm."
"Water?" said Jack.
"Yes.—Show us how to double up, Mister, will y'?"
"A' right!" said Jack, who was considerably tipsy. "When—when I've—fed—th' 'osses."
He set off to the stables. The admiring youngsters ran yelling ahead. They brought out the horses and led them down to the trough. Jack followed, feeling the moon-lit earth sway a little.
He shoved his head in between the noses of the horses, into the cool trough of water. When he lifted and wrung out the shower from his hair, which curled when it was wet, he saw the girl standing near him.