"The drum! How can they? It's here. Father brought it home to mend it last night."
"Did he? Oh! then let's—"
"See, the first boat has reached the sloop. Oh! oh! They are going to burn her."
"Isn't it mean?"
"It's too bad!—too—"
"Where is that drum?"
"It's in the kitchen."
"I've got a great mind to go down and beat it."
"What good would that do?"
"Scare 'em."