“Took what?”
“Something for a service.”
“I—I couldn’t help myself,” said Tom.
For answer Roy gave him a shove and laughed outright. “So your Uncle Dudley was right and you broke the scout law after all—ya-a-ah-a!”
They walked a little way in silence.
“Well, anyway,” Roy said, “you can say you tossed it back, can’t you?”
“’Twasn’t her ball.”
“It was much better than a ball.”
“How do you know what I took and what I tossed back?”
“A scout is observant,” said Roy.