“Oh! only hark at him!” cried Bob, looking from one to the other.
“And I thought it would be like stealing the boat to take it like that.”
“Well, rather like it,” said Sir James sarcastically.
“And so I sent that letter and that money to pay for it, sir, and I meant to send the rest if it wasn’t quite enough.”
“Ah!” ejaculated the doctor eagerly.
“What letter? What money?” said Sir James.
“That money I sent by Bob Dimsted, sir, to put in your letter-box.”
“I never received any money,” cried Sir James. “You sent some money!”
“Yes, sir; before we took the boat, sir.”
“Ah!” ejaculated the doctor again.