Both children emphasized the remark by beating upon the floor.
"To my business," said the professor. "This boy should be at school. Where is his father?"
"I ask you the same question, sir."
"Madam, that leads me to suspect."
"What does 'suspect' mean, professor?" asked Mary.
"It means—the Latin of it is—let's see——"
The professor stopped to pull his mustache.
"It means to dream out something and swear it's true," spoke up Rodney's mother.
"Madam, I want to talk to you about this boy's schooling. Have you any drinking water?"