“Isay,Major,“saidJeekie,“ifyougobblechopsofastyougoillinside。Poorniggerlikemecan’tkeepupwithyouandsleephungryto-night。“
“Iamsorry,Jeekie,“saidAlanwithalittlelaugh,“butIcan’teatofflivingtables,especiallywhentheystareatonelikethat。Youtellthemthatto-morrowwewillbreakfastalone。“
“Oh,yes,Itellthem,Major,butIdon’tknowiftheylisten。Theymeanitgreatcomplimentandonlythinkyounotlikethosegirlsandsendothers。“
“Lookhere,Jeekie,“exclaimedAlan,turninghismaskedfacetowardsthetwowhoremained,“letuscometoanunderstandingatonce。Clearthemout。TellthemIamsoholythatLittleBonsaisenoughforme。
SayIcan’tbearthesightoffemales,andthatiftheystophereI