“I didn't tell him even a single tiny fib,” protested Jack, indignantly.
“Oh, you George Washington!” choked Eph Somers.
“Well, I didn't,” insisted Jack. “Now, just stop and think. Weren't we all three discussing hazing?”
“Yes.”
“Then that part of what I told the officer was straight. Now, Eph, when we saw that first cadet come along, didn't I suggest to you to ask him about hazing?”
“Ye-es,” admitted Somers, thoughtfully.
“Then, didn't the cadet midshipmen offer to [pg 132] show us all about hazing pranks, and didn't they do it?”
“Well, rather,” muttered Eph.
“Now, young man, that's all I told the officer, except that we enjoyed our entertainment greatly.”
“Did we enjoy it, though?” demanded Eph Somers, bridling up.