“Where’d you play before that? Point, I suppose.”
“Yes, sir, a few days.”
“Were you with the second last year? I don’t seem to remember you.”
“No, sir, I wasn’t here last year.”
“Oh, that’s it? But you played somewhere else, I suppose.”
“No, I never played until last month, Mr. Loring.”
The coach looked surprised. “Never played hockey at all? Well, but—you don’t want me to believe that you’ve learned all you know about playing goal in a month, Tucker?”
“Yes, sir, but I’m afraid I don’t know very much,” responded Toby apologetically.
“Hm, I don’t know. I’ve seen worse playing. When you learn to move a little bit quicker you ought to do pretty well.” The coach turned and surveyed Toby speculatively. “Pull that cap off a minute.”