"Who allowed thee to go on the water?"
"Nobody."
"Did thee think thee was doing right?"
"No'm."
"Who rowed the boat?"
"Some boys—two—and Johnny, grandma."
"Hasn't thy mother told thee not to go on the water?"
"She said I mus'n't sail, and I never. I wherried."
"Why, Dotty Parlin," said Prudy, "you'll scare me so I'll never get my breath again! You didn't go off on that bay with some boys?"
"Yes, I did," replied Dotty, trying to look defiant. "You wouldn't have dared to, Prudy."