"Don't I have to mind Jess and Violet too?" asked Benny.
"Absolutely!" said Henry. "You have to mind us all, every one of us!"
Benny thought a minute. "Can't I ask for what I want any more?" he said.
"Indeed you can!" cried Jess and Henry together. "What is it you want?"
"I'm awful hungry," said Benny anxiously.
Henry's brow cleared. "Good old Benny," he said. "We're just going to have supper—or is it breakfast?"
Jess drew out the fragrant loaf of bread. She cut it with Henry's jackknife into four quarters, and she and Henry took the two crusty ends themselves.
"That's because we have to be the strongest, and crusts make you strong," explained Jess.
Violet looked at her older sister. She thought she knew why Jess took the crust, but she did not speak.
"We will stay here till dark, and then we'll go on with our journey," said Henry cheerfully.