Theguestraisedhisheadandturneditsufficientlytoflinghisanswerbackoverhisshoulderathishosts。\"Idon’tknowwhatYOU’Dcall’boomin’，’\"hesaidgloomily；\"Isupposeyoutwomensittingherecomfortablybythefire，withoutcaringwhetherschoolkeepsornot，wouldcalltwofeetofbackwateroverone’sclaim’boomin’；’IreckonYOU’Dconsiderahundredandfiftyfeetofsluicingcarriedaway，anddriftingtothunderdowntheSouthFork，somethinginthewayofadvertisingtoyouroldcamp！IsupposeYOU’dthinkitwasaninducementtoinvestors！Ishouldn’twonder，\"headdedstillmoregloomily，asasuddendashofraindownthewide-throatedchimneydroppedinhistincup——\"anditwouldbejustlikeyoutwochaps，sittin’theregormandizingoveryourquinine——ifyersaidthisrainthat’slastedthreeweekswassomethingtobeproudof！\"
Itwasthecheerfulandthesatisfyingcustomoftherestofthecamp，fornoreasonwhatever，toholdUncleJimandUncleBillyresponsibleforitspresentlocation，itsvicissitudes，theweather，oranyconvulsionofnature；anditwasequallythepartners’habit，fornoreasonwhatever，toaccepttheseanimadversionsandapologize。
\"It’sarainthat’ssoftandmellowin’，\"saidUncleBillygently，\"andsupplin’tothesinewsandmuscles。Didyeevernotice，Jim\"——
ostentatiouslytohispartner——\"didyeevernoticethatyougetinterakindo’sweatylatherworkin’init？Sorteropenin’tothepores！\"
\"Fetches’emeverytime，\"saidUncleBilly。\"Betternorfancysoap。\"