Hal looked up. “Not finish? You’ve got finish any story you start.”
“One of the rules? There aren’t any rules. You just made that up.”
Hal was cajoling now. “Aw, come on, Bob. We want to hear the end. Come on, tell us the rest.”
Bob bit into a huge slice of cake. He shook his head. “Nope, no end.”
“Well, at least about the Caterpillar Club. At least you’ll tell us how Lindy saved his life by bailing out. We’ve got to hear that.”
But Bob was adamant. “I’ve been insulted. I’m not going on. Anyway, Lindy didn’t save his life once by bailing out of a plane.”
“He didn’t? You said a little while ago that he did.”
“I didn’t say once. He became eligible to the Caterpillar Club four times.”
Hal looked at Bob with disgust. “I must say that you’re being very disagreeable.”
Captain Bill, who had been looking on in amusement, suddenly laughed very loudly. “Don’t coax him, Hal. He doesn’t need coaxing. He’s going to tell the rest of the story, don’t you worry. Wild horses couldn’t keep him from finishing the tale. Could they, Bob, old man?”