"Mr. Bates, then."
"Perhaps I'll let you row when we come back. Did you ever go to the island?"
"Yes, Dean took me there one day."
"We are going there now."
"Are we? Cricky, ain't that fun!"
Brandon smiled unpleasantly, showing his teeth after his father's fashion.
"He'll be singing a different tune before long," he said to himself.
"When I'm a big boy I'm going to have a boat, too," said Tommy.
"Perhaps Dean will sell you his, then," suggested Brandon, amused.