“It was deception,” added James.
“But it was only in fun,” said Rollo.
“One or the other of you must be to blame,” said Jonas.
“How?” asked Rollo.
“Why, James seems displeased with you for frightening him so; and now, either you must have done wrong, and given him just cause for his displeasure, or else, if you did right, then his displeasure is unreasonable, and so it is ill humor.”
The boys did not answer.
“So that the question is, Did Rollo do wrong? or, Is James out of humor?”
“Why, I think deception is always wrong,” said James.
“Did you ever play blind-man’s-buff?” asked Jonas.
“Yes,” replied James.