"They said so."
"You know it was."
"Mebbe it was," admitted his mother modestly. "But it wasn't any credit to me. I've always lived near the water and I feel at home with drowned people."
"These electric accidents are much the same—easier, if anything, because the lungs are not filled with water."
"I hadn't thought of that."
"This is just a straight case of making a man breathe. You did that for Minnie."
"I contrived to, yes."
"Well, this stunt is the same. Bob said if you once got that through your head and kept in mind what you were driving at instead of flying off the handle you would get on all right."
"Perhaps he's right. He generally is," sighed Mrs. King. "Still it is a worrisome business having him tinkering with those wires all the time. I am thankful you are not doing it. I'd rather you tended dogs."
"But you've forgotten what they're worth," put in His Highness.