"Isn't it?"
"Not by a long shot."
"Why, what else have you done?"
"B-B-Burglary, b-b-by g-g-gum! S-S-Say, what were you f-fellows doing? This b-boat is said to be owned by n-notorious b-b-b-b- burglars and thieves!"
I put my head down on the cabin, and laughed until I thought I should choke.
"You can laugh, but it didn't look like a joke to us."
"You b-bet it didn't."
"Where did you go from Squid Cove?"
"We stayed right there most of the morning,—eating breakfast, and getting some sleep, and—"
"R-R-Recoverin' from the p-p-p-p-potato-patch."