“Yes,” said Phonny, “it is his vacation. He is coming here to spend his vacation.”
“I am glad of that,” said Beechnut. “I like to have him here.”
“And my cousin Stuyvesant is coming too,” said Phonny.
“Stuyvesant is my brother,” said Malleville.
“How old is he?” asked Beechnut.
“He is only nine,” said Phonny.
“Then he is not so old as you are,” said Beechnut.
“Not quite,” said Phonny.
“And I suppose of course, he will be more of a boy than you,” said Beechnut.