"First-rate!" said Evan.
"How did you happen to stumble on our deep-sea perambulator?"
Evan was wary. "I just happened to be passing, and saw the kids crowding aboard. I stopped to look, and Denton asked me if I wanted a job."
Dordess cocked one of his crooked eyebrows in a way that suggested he didn't believe a word of it. Evan didn't much care whether he did or not.
Dordess said dryly: "Denton said you were a friend of Anway's."
"He misunderstood," said Evan carelessly.
"Are you going to be with us regularly?" asked Dordess with a meaning smile.
"I only volunteered for to-day." Evan's tone implied that the future could take care of itself.
Dordess said deprecatingly: "I hope the boys haven't made you feel like an outsider."
"Not at all," said Evan cheerfully. "I wouldn't mind if they did," he added. "The main thing is for the kids to have a good time."