'Well, you're a smart one,' said Mr. Bixby. 'What's the name of the NEXT point?'
Once more I didn't know.
'Well, this beats anything. Tell me the name of ANY point or place I told you.'
I studied a while and decided that I couldn't.
'Look here! What do you start out from, above Twelve-Mile Point, to cross over?'
'I—I—don't know.'
'You—you—don't know?' mimicking my drawling manner of speech. 'What DO you know?'
'I—I—nothing, for certain.'