“You needn’t have said that Pop said he was gonna _fix_ Mr. Flint ’cause you mighta known he really didn’t mean it. Pop was mad then, but he promised me before we left for the _Apollyon_ that night that he wouldn’t lose his head. Gee, he’s even sworn since he didn’t take Mr. Flint’s life an’ don’t you suppose I know when my Pop’s tellin’ the truth?”