"So she was the one.

Well, I swan!" Zoeth stroked the child's hair.
"That's all right, dearie," he said.

"Now don't you worry about that.
We didn't know who did it, but now we do and it's all right.

We know you didn't mean to." "Won't--won't he knock my head off ?" "No, no, course he won't.

Tell her so, Shadrach." Captain Shadrach pulled at his beard.