“Yes,” said Jonas; “why not?”
“I didn’t know that they were charcoal,” rejoined James.
“Yes,” said Jonas.
“And will you help us make our gunpowder?” asked Rollo.
“Why, it is rather a dangerous business,” said Jonas.
“Why, we will be very careful, you know, Jonas, not to get blown up,” said Rollo.
“O, I’m not afraid of getting blown up with any gunpowder you can make. That wasn’t the kind of danger I was thinking of.”
“What danger then?” said Rollo.
“Why, danger of getting the sulphur on your clothes, and smutting your face with the charcoal.”
“Why, Jonas,” replied Rollo, “if we get the sulphur on our clothes, we will brush it off again; and, as to the smutting, we won’t touch the charcoal to our faces.”