The new comer expressing equal surprise, they talked and gesticulated with such fury, that Ned whispered to Walter,—
"Do you believe, Wal, that a Frenchman could talk if you tied his hands?"
"I guess not; Captain Rhines says they couldn't."
"What kind of trees are those with such crooked limbs?" asked Ned.
"Mulberries."
"The bark and body look some like a maple; what are they good for?"
"We use the leaves to feed silkworms."
"Silkworms," said Walter,—"the worms that make silk?"
"Yes; they can't live on anything but mulberry leaves."
"I want to see them make silk cloth and ribbons."