Then he says: "Who dah ?" He listened some more; then he come tiptoeing down and stood right between us; we could a touched him, nearly.

Well, likely it was minutes and minutes that there warn't a sound, and we all there so close together.

There was a place on my ankle that got to itching, but I dasn't scratch it; and then my ear begun to itch; and next my back, right between my shoulders.

Seemed like I'd die if I couldn't scratch.

Well, I've noticed that thing plenty times since.