"One board wide."
"Any—er—handrail?" went on the victim.
"Nary a handrail," piped up a small voice from the rear. "What do you want for your money, anyway?"
"Say, that puts me in mind of a story——" came from another, but he stopped short as a fellow-member hit him with a stuffed club.
"I—I don't know about this——" began Tom Atwood. "I—oh, say, let up!" he cried, as he received several blows from stuffed clubs. "I—oh, my back!"
"Wilt try the bridge?" demanded the Right Honorable Muck-a-Muck.
"Yes, yes, but can't I—I crawl if I want to?"
"Thou canst, after thou hast taken seven steps."
"All right, here goes then."