Now Vevi and Connie were very annoyed. Jane, they felt, was putting on airs. She wanted the other Brownies to believe that they had been confused.
“Another thing,” Jane went on, “it seems funny to me that Captain Tarwell would have the same name as the one written in the Bible.”
“Well, it’s so!” Vevi declared. “At least the last name was the same. You heard him tell Mrs. Williams he was Captain Tarwell.”
“Oh, yes,” agreed Jane. She flashed a very wise smile. “But did anyone hear him mention a little house?”
“One with ‘Welcome’ over the door?” giggled Sunny.
“He didn’t have a chance,” retorted Vevi hotly.
“Oh, yes, he did,” insisted Jane. “He was here quite a while. You mentioned the little house once, Vevi, and he gave you a very odd look. I think he knew you had imagined the whole thing!”
“Oh,” gasped Vevi. “Connie and I will prove to you that the little house is as real as Starfish Cottage!”
“And that it’s built to look like a ship,” added Connie.
“How?”