“Ah! And Cupples?”
“Not yet, sir.”
“Good! There is hope! But what about the slide? You don’t think, Bryant, that you could—ah—overcome this—this aversion?”
“No, sir,” answered Bert cheerfully. “It has a firm hold on me.”
“Really! And I can see by your countenance, Grey, that you, too, are past recovery. And Frye, and Fairchild. Why, it looks to me as though Crandall and Cupples would have to do all the work. That’s too bad.”
“I’m willing to do my share,” said Crandall, “but I don’t propose to go out there and cover that slide alone.”
“But you’ll have Cupples to help you.”
“Not much, Mr. Crane. What’s the matter with the upper grade fellows doing it?”
“Tut, tut, Cupples! You surely wouldn’t propose that seriously? Why, they might get their feet cold!”