"Look at the audience over there! I attract 'em and you get 'em! Miss Westfall, are you a slave driver ?" "What do you mean ?" asked Diane cautiously.
Philip's most innocent beginnings frequently led into argumentative morasses for his opponent.
"Does Johnny have complete freedom in your camp ?" "Certainly!" exclaimed Diane warmly.

"Johnny is old and faithful.

He may do as he pleases." Philip changed an angemic worm of considerable transparency for one of more interest to his river audience and smiled.
"Johnny," said he cheerfully, "has been good enough to invite me to stay in camp with him indefinitely.

I'm his guest, in fact, until you go home.

I imagine that as Johnny's guest I ought to enjoy immunity from sarcastic shafts, but I may be mistaken.