"Ay, sir."
"An' gran'pa come along with you, didn't he, Toby? You wanted ol' gran'pa for company, didn't you? Eh, Toby?"
"Ay, sir."
"Isn't got no father, is you, Toby?"
"No, sir."
"Isn't got nobody but gran'pa t' fetch you up—is you? Eh, Toby?"
"I'm content, sir."
"Hear that, Bill! He's content! An' he've been doin' well out here over the side on the ice. Isn't you, Toby?"
"Is I, gran'pa?" It was a flash of hope.
"Is you!"