What do you say, eh ?" "_Bully!_" That was what Steve said.

And he said it not only once but several times and with varying degrees of enthusiasm and volume.

And, as though fearing his chum would doubt his satisfaction, he accompanied each "_Bully!_" with an emphatic thump on Tom's back.

Tom, choking and coughing, squirmed out of the way.
"Here! Ho-ho-hold on, you silly chump! You don't have to kill a fellow!" "Won't it be dandy!" exclaimed Steve, beaming.

"We can room together! And--and----" "You bet! And we can have a bully time on the train, too.