“It is good?” he said as he motioned toward the receding water.
“Very fine,” Mr. Fenton answered heartily, then he added, “You must not let the boy work too hard. He does not look very strong. Why not have one of the men help him in what he is doing? I can get a chap who will do as he’s directed, and this piece of work will be a great improvement to the property.” Corso smiled.
“That would be so excellent,” he agreed.
“All right. I’ll have him here in the morning.”
“He can the English speak?”
“Sure. You can talk to him, and I’ll tell him I want him to follow any instructions you give him.” Mr. Fenton was glad that Corso agreed to the plan for as the work promised to be a success he was anxious to get it finished as quickly as possible.
“We better look after Her Highness before it gets too late,” Jim proposed to his step-brother.
“All right,” Bob agreed, then turning to the boy, he grinned. “So long, Old Top!” The youngster frowned—
“Old Top,” he repeated, “so long, Old Top.”