\"Iknewtherewassomethingelse,\"saidMrs。Sheridan,blinkingoverayawn。
\"Youbetterletitgotillto—morrowandgettobednow——\'lessyou\'lltellme？\"
\"SupposesomethinghappenedtoRoscoe,\"hesaid。\"THENwhat\'dIhavetolookforwardto？THENwhatcouldIdependontoholdthingstogether？Alummix！
Alummixthathasn\'tlearnedhowtopushastripo\'zincalongagroove！\"
\"Roscoe？\"sheyawned。\"Youneedn\'tworryaboutRoscoe,papa。He\'sthestrongestchildwehad。Ineverdidknowanybodykeepbetterhealththanhedoes。Idon\'tbelievehe\'sevenhadacoldinfiveyears。Youbettergouptobed,papa。\"