I don't know, but--but it seemed to me, maybe, that he might be waitin' to speak to me first.

I'm his--er--boss, you know, and perhaps he may feel a little--little under obligations to me in a business way and that might make it harder for him to speak.

Don't it seem to you maybe that might be it, Jed ?" Poor Jed hesitated.

Then he stammered that he shouldn't be surprised.

Captain Sam sighed.
"Well," he said, "if that's it, it does him credit, anyhow.