“You haven’t enough to eat here—have you?” asked others.
“Plenty.”
“Nonsense! It will all be gone before two days.”
“Well, can’t we easily get things? I’ve got a pistol, and mean to shoot hares and things.”
Bart proudly displayed his pistol, and the sight of this formidable arm silenced all controversy.
“Besides,” said Bart, proudly, “we’ve got a gun.”
“A gun!” repeated the others, in low tones. “Yes; we expect to be attacked.”
“Attacked? Who’d attack you?”
“O, the Gaspereaugians.”
(“The Gaspereaugians” was a name given by the boys to the inhabitants of Gaspereaux.)