At this Hans grew suspicious, and at length a sickly grin overspread his features.
"I know you, Tom Rofer," he said.

"Dot vos von of dem fish stories, ain't it alretty ?" "No, it's a jibberjacker story, Hans." "It vos a jibjacker fish story den annahow.

You can't fool me some more.

I vos too schmart for dot alretty.

Ven I go py der academy I git mine ear teeths cut, hey ?" "All right, Hans, if you have cut your ear-teeth we'll call it off," said Dick, and here the conversation took a more rational turn.
"So far as I know only a few of the fellows have left the Hall on account of the scarlet fever scare," said Larry.