"How is my little fish? Smiling and happy? No, he's still sulking. He's the orneriest kid l ever seen. Maybe his papa's got so much money he don't want that little boy no more. -Maybe he throw him overboard. -He sure spins a yarn for a kid. -Aye, his papa own that boat. -Yeah, interesting talker, all right. Why, he's a good enough liar to write books."