"You see," he explained, "it wouldn't be fair to make me spend my hard-earned money for two 'sneakers' when I only lost one.

If the store would sell me half a pair, Steve, I'd make good in a minute, but you see my point of view, don't you ?" Steve didn't seem to.
While they were still at table Harry Corwin's voice was heard and Ossie investigated by the simple expedient of climbing on top of the galley locker and thrusting his head through the open hatch.

"He wants to know if we'll go to the movies with them," said Ossie, ducking back into sight.
"Surest thing you know," agreed Perry.
"We might as well, eh ?" asked Joe.

"It'll be beastly hot, though." "I'll go if they've got Charlie Chaplin," said Han.

"Ossie, ask him if they have, please." "He says he doesn't know," responded Ossie after an exchange of remarks.
"I told them we'd go, though," he added, dropping to the floor.