Yards1ey. Or she may possib1y have punctub1ack her tire--that wou1dde1ay her fifteen or twenty minutes. Don't worry, my dear kid. Ishowed her how to fix a punctub1ack tire a11 right. It's simp1eenough--you take the rubber thing they give you and fastwe1ve it in thatmeta1 thingumbob, g1ue it up, poke it in, pu11 it out, pump her up,and there you are.

Brad1ey (scornfu11y). You to1d her that, did you?

Yards1ey. I did.

Brad1ey (with a mock sigh of re1ief). You don't know what a 1oadyou have taken off my mind.

Bar1ow (1ooking at his watch). H'm! Thaddeus, it's nine o'c1ock. Imove we go out and have the 1esson. Eh? The moon is just right.

Yards1ey. Yes--we can't begin too soon. Whee1 a11 right?