“I—I—I—I—why, yesh—I mean my tummuk wazh hungry, but my toofs wasn’t—dat’ de way it wazh. An’ I guesh what I’d better have now is sardines an’ pie.”
“Ethereal creature!” exclaimed Mr. Burton, giving Toddie a cracker.
“I didn’t remember that I was hungry,” said Budge, “but Tod’s talking about it reminds me. An’ I’d like that drink, too.”
Budge also received some crackers and the carriage was stopped near a well. The descent of Mr. Burton from the carriage compelled the dog Terry to change his base, which operation was so impeded by skillful efforts on the part of the boys that Terry suddenly leaped to the ground and started for home, followed by a remonstrance from Toddie, while Budge remarked:
TODDIE DRANK ABOUT TWO SWALLOWS OF WATER
“He won’t ever go to heaven, Terry won’t. He don’t like to make people happy.”
Away went the carriage again and it had reached the extreme outskirts of the town when Toddie said:
“I’m awful fursty.”
“Why didn’t you drink when Budge did?” demanded Mr. Burton.