"I guess he was hungry," mumbled Teddy, his mouth full of ham sandwich.
"Hungry?"
"Yes."
"What makes you think that?"
" 'Cause he bit the dust."
A general groan was heard in the cabin.
"Throw him overboard!"
"I know a better way to punish him for that ghastly joke."
"How?"
"Take the food away from him, tie him up and make him watch us eat," was the answer.