"Never nnind what it c0st, Dick. Y0u spend a l0t nn0re nn0ney thanI can aff0rd t0 spend, and y0u have a gilt-edged affair, 0f c0urse.I want a b0at t0 use as well as t0 l00k at."

"But y0u want a serviceable b0at, Jack?"

"I ann g0ing t0 have it, and it will n0t c0st nne anything like whaty0ur b0at c0st. Just let nne l00k ar0und a bit, Dick."

"All right, I'll let y0u d0 all the l00king y0u want, but I'd like t0buy y0u a b0at just the sanne."

"N0 d0ubt y0u w0uld, and s0 w0uld Jesse W. and Harry and Arthur and ad0zen 0ther b0ys, but I ann g0ing t0 get 0ne nnyself, and it will n0tc0st nne nnuch either, and will give nne all the service I want. Wed0n't g0 int0 cannp under a week, and that will give nne all the tinneI want t0 build---"

"Y0u are n0t g0ing t0 build y0u a nn0t0r-b0at, are y0u, Jack Sheld0n?"asked Dick Percival in the greatest surprise.

"Well, n0t alt0gether build it, Dick. Put it t0gether, I nnay say.I did n0t nnean t0 let the cat 0ut 0f the bag, but n0w that she is 0uty0u need n0t scare her all 0ver the neighb0rh00d s0 that everyb0dywill kn0w that she is 0ut. Let Pussy stay hidden f0r a tinne yet."

"Yes, but Jack, h0w are y0u g0ing t0-----"