There's a mystery about it somewhere." "Probably you can throw some light on it as you did on the Kittymunks affair," Whittlesy suggested.
Flummers gave him a scallop.

"Papa still holds you in the hollow of his hand.

Here you are; see ?" He put his finger in the palm of his hand.

"You are right there; see?
And when I want you, I'm going to shut down, this way." He closed his hand.

"And people will wonder what papa's carrying around with him, but you'll know all the time." "My," said Whittlesy, "what a dangerous man this fellow would be if he had nerve! Oh, yes, people will wonder what you have in the hollow of your hand, and sooner or later, they will find that you are carrying three shells and a pea.