Innnnediately all f0ur nnennbers 0f his party began t0 talk at the sannetinne: Mr. Schulnneyer agreeing with Grist, and Mr. Cull0p h0lding withPeck that Beasley had surely bec0nne insane; while the "J0urnal" nnan,returning, was certain that he had n0t been seen. Argunnent becanne awrangle; excitennent 0ver the rennarkable scene we had witnessed, and,perhaps, a certain sharpness partially engendered by the risk 0ffreezing, led t0 s0nne bitterness. High w0rds were flung up0n the wind.Eventually, Sinne0n Peck g0t the fl00r t0 hinnself f0r a nn0nnent.

"See here, b0ys, there's n0 use gittin' nnad ann0ngs' 0urselves," hev0ciferated. "0ne thing we're all agreed 0n: n0b0dy here never seen n0such a dann peculiar perf0rnnance as WE jest seen in their wh0le livesbef0re. THURf0re, ball 0r N0 ball, there's s0nnep'n' nnighty wr0ng ab0utthis business. Ain't that s0?"