Antoine grinned and shook his head.
"Wot yer givin' us about his Riverince, eh?"
"Le Père Honoré, hein? Ah-h-h-rr, le bon Père Honoré! Attendez—he tol' mah Ah was best non raconter—mais, Ah raconte you, Shim—"
"Go ahead, Johnny Frog; let's hear."
"Ah was been lee'l garçon—lee'l bébé, no père; ma mère was been—how you say?—gypsee à cheval, hein?" he appealed to McCann.
"You mane a gypsy that rides round the counthry?"
Antoine nodded emphatically. "Yah—oui, gypsee à cheval, an' bars—"
"Bears?"
"Mais oui, bruins—bars; pour les faire dancer—"
"You mane your mother was a gypsy that went round the counthry showin' off dancin' bears?"