Peterson，thenew—comer，whisperedsatiricallyinFerguson’sear:
\"Wonderfulperformancetofindthisplace，wasn’tit？Hardlyworthwhiletocomesofar，though;anyothersupposititiousplacewouldhaveansweredjustaswell——hey？\"
Fergusonwasnotpleasedwiththeinnuendo。Hesaid，withsomewarmth:
\"Doyoumeantoinsinuatethatthechildhasn’tbeenhere？Itellyouthechildhasbeenhere！Nowifyouwanttogetyourselfintoastidyalittlefussas——\"
\"Allright！\"sangoutStillman。\"Come，everybody，andlookatthis！Itwasrightunderournosesallthetime，andwedidn’tseeit。\"