"I can so!"
"You can not!"
"Why?"
"'Cause hermits is only men. I'll be the hermit!"
"Well, couldn't I live with you—wherever you live?"
"Maybe I might live in a dark cave. Lots of hermits do."
"I wouldn't be afraid in the dark if you were there, Teddy."
"All right. Maybe I'd let you live with me."
"Does a hermit like snowstorms, Teddy?"
"Children, you must be quiet and go to sleep!" called Mrs. Martin from downstairs. "Don't talk any more."