"'Laughin' at me, Tom?'
"'Oh, I'm jus' laughin'.'
'"'Tis neither time nor place, Tom,' says Sam, 't' laugh at an old man.'
"Tom roared. Ay, he slapped his knee, an' he throwed back his head, an' he roared! 'Twas enough almost t' swamp the boat.
"'For shame!' says Sam.
"An' more than Skinflint Sam thought so.
"'Skipper Sam,' says Tom, 'you're rich, isn't you?'
"'I got money,' says Sam.
"'Sittin' out here all alone,' says Tom, 'you been thinkin' a deal, you says?'