“It isn’t a bit what I thought, William,” she said. “I imagined just stalls—just quiet, plain stalls. Why are they throwing balls about, William?”
“It’s a cocoanut-shy,” said William.
“Can—can anyone do it?” said Aunt Jane.
“Anyone can try,” said William, “if they pay twopence.”
“And what happens if they knock it off?”
“They get the cocoanut,” explained William loftily.
“I—I wonder if it’s very difficult,” mused Aunt Jane.
At this moment a well-aimed ball sent a cocoanut rolling in the sawdust. Aunt Jane gave a little scream.
“Oh, he did it! He did it!” she cried. “I—I’d love to try. There—there can’t be anything wrong in it.”
