But Hervey appeared quite satisfied.
"I'll tell you how it is," he finally said, selecting what seemed an appropriate moment to speak; "I was elected as the one in our troop to go after the Eagle award.

We want an Eagle Scout in our troop.

We haven't even got one in the city where I live." "Hear that ?" Tom said.

"That's a thrush." "A thrush ?" "Yop; go on," Tom said.
"So they elected me to win the Eagle award.

Some choice, hey?
I had seven badges to begin with; maybe that's why they wished it onto me.