Since he had been separated from them, he shared with Wesley and Margaret.
So he bent over the boy and received an instalment of cooky that almost choked him.
"Now you can eat it!" shouted Billy in delight.

"It's all dark! I can't see what you're doing at all!" Wesley picked up the small figure and set the boy on the back of a horse to bring his face level so that they could talk as men.

He never towered from his height above Billy, but always lifted the little soul when important matters were to be discussed.
"Now what a dandy scheme," he commented.

"Did you and Aunt Margaret fix it up ?" "No.

She ain't had hers yet.