Land knows what that best'll be," he added, with a dubious shake of the head.

"Speakin' for myself, I feel that I'm about as competent to bring up a child as a clam is to fly." Baxter laughed.

"Marcellus seemed confident that you and Hamilton were perfectly suited to the job," he said.
"Um; yes, I know; Marcellus had confidence in a good many things, the stock market included.

However, what is to be will be and we all have to take chances, as the feller that was just married said when he tackled his wife's first mince pie.

You get those guardian papers, whatever they are, made out, and Zoeth and me'll sign 'em.