Bayport wa'n't so very fur ahead.

All to once another dreadful thought struck me.
"'Look here!' I yells.

'How in time are we goin' to stop when we--OW!' "The Bassett woman had pinched my arm somethin' savage.

I looked at her, and she was scowlin' and shakin' her head.
"'S-sh-sh!' she whispers.

'Don't disturb him.