Then he said, "I'm afraid Skinny is going to be hard to tame.
He'll make a fine swimmer and a fine stalker--" I said, "He calls that sneaking." Mr.Ellsworth laughed and said, "But the principal thing is to make him a good scout.

Has he done any good turns ?" I said, "The only good turns I know about, are the good turns he made in diving; he turns every which way." "Well, I hope he can forget about swimming long enough to eat his supper," Mr.Ellsworth said.
But just the same Skinny didn't..