I'll be right back." He went out through the dining-room into the little hall.

Barbara, in the big rocker, looked up over Petunia's head at her mother.
"Isn't he a funny man, Mamma ?" she said.
Mrs.Armstrong nodded.

"Yes, he certainly is," she admitted.
"Yes," the child nodded reflectively.

"But I don't believe he's wicked at all.

I believe he's real nice, don't you ?" "I'm sure he is, dear." "Yes.