"You don't say so!" exclaimed the Sheep.
"Indeed I did. Do you want to play a game?"
"Certainly, I'm getting awfully tired of sitting here. Let's play a game."
"I wish you would explain," broke in Tommy. "You are talking about all sorts of things, and I can't understand a word. What is this all about? What is it the Gopher saw under the table?"
"Why, he saw It," answered the ex-Pirate.
"Well, what is that?" asked Tommy.
"Don't you know what It is?" exclaimed the ex-Pirate, his eyes opening very wide with surprise.
"No, I don't," replied the little boy, bluntly, "and I wish you would explain."
"Goodness!" gasped the Gopher. "Where did you come from? Did not you ever play any games?"
"Certainly," said the little boy; "but what has that to do with it?"