Jocko was grinning and cringing, with sharp, sudden squeals for pity when he saw Polly.
"Take care, you'll wet your feet," warned Ben. "The water's all over the floor." Which Polly soon found out the moment she stepped on the tiled surface.
"O dear me!" she gasped, stepping gingerly in.
Squeal! Squeal! Jocko set up more elaborate attempts to attract her attention.
"Do turn off the faucets, Ben," said Polly, hurrying over to peer into the tub.
"Oh, I have, long ago," said Ben, "but I can't let the water out."
"Why, Ben Pepper, there is Jasper's 'As You Like It,'" said Polly, in anguish, hanging over the bath-tub.
"I know it," said Ben. "Hush, Polly, Jasper'll hear you."
"O dear! And I 'most know there are his sleeve buttons."
"Yes, and lots of things more," said Ben, grimly, "so I can't let the water off, for they'd all run down."