“I’m a conscientious objector,” Hunt Manners piped up.
The Warner twins said they were the sole support of a collie dog.
“Some bunch of warriors,” I said. “I always heard that scouts weren’t supposed to be afraid of a draught. What are we going to do? Go home?”
“If we had tanks——” the kid started.
“Well, go and get a couple of water tanks,” I said.
“Isn’t it exasperating?” one of the girls said.
“Can’t you wait a little while?” Pee-wee shouted. “Wasn’t the world war four years long? That shows what you know about history.”
One of the girls said, “Do you still claim to be invincible?”
“Sure we do,” Pee-wee said. “But of course everybody—a lot of people know that women helped in the war a lot—everybody knows that. We wouldn’t be mad if you made a suggestion.”