“Oh, not so bad,” said Hashknife, squinting at a leak. “Didja ever stop to think how much worse it would be if them few little spots were the only place where it didn’t leak?”
“That would be terrible,” declared Laura.
“Yeah, it would. But suppose it leaked everywhere. That would be worse, eh?”
“Do you always look at things that way?” asked Peggy.
“Mostly,” said Hashknife seriously. “Why not, Miss Wheeler? Sunlight is brighter than shadows; and it’s a lot easier to find, if yuh look for it. Bright things are easier to see than dark ones.”
“You listen to him a while and he’ll prove to yuh that a leaky roof is a godsend,” laughed Sleepy.
“Well, ain’t it?” asked Hashknife. “If this roof hadn’t leaked, you folks would probably have been in bed—and we wouldn’t have seen their light, Sleepy.”
“That is true,” said Laura. “Oh, it was way past bedtime at the HJ ranch!”
Honey came in with an armful of wood, which he threw in the big fireplace.
“I’m makin’ a bet you fellers are hungry,” he said.