"They will miss the boat, and suspect at once who has got it."
"We shall be out of their reach when they miss it."
"I heard George Leman say he was going a fishing in her to-morrow."
"Did you? Then why didn't you say so before?" retorted Ben, angrily.
"Because you didn't tell me what you were going to do. How could I?"
"Never mind; it is no use to cry for spilt milk. We will make the best of it."
"We are in for it now."
"That we are; and if you only stick by me, it will all come out right. If we get caught, you must keep a stiff upper lip."
"Never fear me."
"And, above all, don't blow on me."