If a man touch that wire they say he will jomp to the roof! Me?
I did not try it." Peter chuckled.

"Good man!" he said.
The wonders of Fort Enterprise were not new to Ambrose.

Other travelers the preceding summer had brought the same tale.

With the air that politeness demanded he only half listened, and pursued his own thoughts.
On the other hand Peter, who delighted in his humble friends, drew out Poly fully.

The half-breed told about the bringing in of the winter's catch of fur; of the launching of the great steamboat for the summer season, and many other things.
"Enterprise is sure a wonderful place!" said Peter encouragingly.
"There is something else," said Poly proudly.