This time he was careful to make his comments in a tone so low that the object of them could not by any possibility hear the words; but he would have been treated with greater consideration had he spoken plainly, since for her he had nothing but praise.
“Say, we mustn’t hang ’round here too long,” Bob said decidedly, as he and Tom approached after having taken a hasty survey of all the marvels in the room, “’cause the show will begin pretty soon, an’ we won’t get any kind of seats if we don’t hurry.”
“But I haven’t looked at half the things here,” Josiah replied. “How’d you finish so soon?”
“Oh, we’ve seen sich stuff so many times that there ain’t much fun in it.”
“I’d rather have a good look at what’s here than to see a show like you took me to the other evenin’.”
“But this’ll be different, ’cause there’s singin’ an’ dancin’, an’ all that sort of thing.”
“It’ll be more’n an hour before I’d want to leave here.”
“The show’ll be done by that time,” Bob said in a tone of disappointment.
“Why don’t you two go in, an’ leave Josiah an’ me here?” Sadie asked. “I’ll take care he ain’t lost; an’ if we can’t get through in time to see what’s on the stage, we’ll meet you outside.”
“That’s a good idea,” Tom said approvingly; “but you mustn’t stay too long, ’cause the fellers’ll be waitin’ for us to go over to the dinner.”