Pretty soon he said, "You don't happen to know where Alfred went when he disappeared, do you, Roy ?" I said, "No, I don't; all I know is I couldn't find him." "He was gone for four or five hours," he said, very slow, as if he was sort of thinking.
I guess I felt just about the same as Skinny did now.

Anyway, I was all shaky and it was hard for me to get started saying anything.
Then I said, "Mr.Ellsworth, Skinny went off because he was all scared and excited, and he wanted to be all alone by himself.

Often I've felt that same way.

I felt that way after I passed my second class tests.

I don't deny he's kind of freaky.