All I want to know is whether you've seen any sizable ships banging about here lately .-- You know what I mean!" The small boy knew perfectly what he meant, and his lip curled at thought of being mistaken for the kind of boy who would open his mouth to a preventive man.

He shook his head, however.
"Not, eh?
Well, you know the neighbourhood anyway.

Take me to the Boutiques." "The Boutiques ?" cried Carette.
"Ah! The Boutiques.

You know where the Boutiques are, I can see." They both knew the Boutiques.

It would be a very small child on Sercq who did not know that much.