He murmured a solemn oath in Spanish, and afterwards put out his hand to shake, American fashion.

All this impressed Johnny more than had the detailed description of the thing which sat.
If he still laughed at the story, his laugh was not particularly convincing.

Nor was his jibing tone when he called after Tomaso when that youth was riding away: "Tell your brother I might buy his flying machine--if he'll sell it cheap!".