Curious gratitude this seemed for saving the lad's life.
"Didn't you know the door was open ?" "Yes." "Why didn't yer run away ?" "How could I, and leave you to fall off that place ?" "Dunno.

Wouldn't ha' been nice.

Where did you get the rope ?" "From close to where I slept." "Yes, there was a lot there.

'Tain't cut," he said, looking at the hand he drew from the back of his head.

"What a whop it did come down on the rock!" "Don't talk about it," said Archy, with a shiver.
"Why not?
Father allus said I'd got the thickest head he ever see.