\"Oh,no,youhaven\'t,\"saidTommy,wrappinghisarmsaroundhisknees。\"Becauseifyoudidnoeditorwouldbuythestory。Youknowyou\'vegottopreservetheunities。\"
\"So\'veyou,\"saidtheburglar,ratherglumly。
\"Insteadofsittingheretalkingimpudenceandtakingthebreadoutofapoorman\'smouth,whatyou\'dliketobedoingishidingunderthebedandscreechingatthetopofyourvoice。\"
\"You\'reright,oldman,\"saidTommy,heartily。\"I
wonderwhattheymakeusdoitfor?IthinktheS。P。C。C。oughttointerfere。I\'msureit\'sneitheragreeablenorusualforakidofmyagetobuttinwhenafull-grownburglarisatworkandofferhimaredsledandapairofskatesnottoawakenhissickmother。Andlookhowtheymaketheburglarsact!You\'dthinkeditorswouldknow——butwhat\'stheuse?\"