“Me no used to,” he declared finally. “Now me no know. You no believe um, eh?”
“Not on your life,” Bob laughed.
“There ain’t no such animal,” Jack added.
Jacques shook his head sadly it seemed to the boys.
“Mebby you stay here some time you change mind, oui.”
“Maybe, but I doubt it,” Bob declared as the man got up and began to clear away the dishes.
It was evident that enough had been said on the subject for the present and they returned to their cabin after telling their host that they would try fishing later in the day.
“Well?”
“Well?”
“I spoke first,” Jack laughed.