Marielle secretly thought that it was not acting much like a gentleman for Royal to go away and leave her and the two children alone, and then come back and boast of the fine things that he had seen. But she said nothing.
“And, Marielle,” said Royal, “we saw some other children out there getting blueberries.”
“Did you?” said Marielle.
“Yes,” replied Royal; “they were near a very thick piece of bushes.”
“Were the blueberries pretty thick there?” asked Marielle.
“I don’t know,” replied Royal. “They seemed to be picking them pretty fast.
“O Thomas,” continued Royal, “I’ll tell you how we might have had some fun. We might have hid in the bushes, and growled like two bears, and they would all have been frightened away.”
“Yes,” said Thomas, “so we might.”
“I’ve a great mind to go now,” said Royal.
“No, I wouldn’t frighten them,” said Marielle; “let them pick their berries.”