"Did you strike him first?"
Again Bob shook his head.
"What did you do to him?"
Still another shake of the head.
"Do you mean he just came up and struck you without any provocation?"
"He laughed," said Bob.
"What else?"
"Spit on my new shoes," reddening.
Papa Jack drew his mustache down between his lip and teeth. "Hm! He did, eh? What else?"
"Said 'Bob-tail, bob-cat,'"