Don't you think so,
Mrs. Williams?"
Mrs. Williams said that she did, indeed. And the result of this
interview was another, which took place between Sam and his
father that evening, for Mrs. Williams, after talking to Sam
herself, felt that the matter needed a man to deal with it. The
man did it man-fashion.
"You either invite Georgie Bassett to play in the shack all he
wants to," the man said, "or the shack comes down."
"But--"
"Take your choice. I'm not going to have neighbourhood quarrels
over such--"
"But, Papa--"
"That's enough! You said yourself you haven't anything against
Georgie."
"I said--"
"You said you didn't like him, but you couldn't tell why. You
couldn't state a single instance of bad behaviour against him.
You couldn't mention anything he ever did which wasn't what a
gentleman should have done. It's no use, I tell you. Either you
invite Georgie to play in the shack as much as he likes next
Saturday, or the shack comes down."
"But, PAPA--"
"I'm not going to talk any more about it. If you want the shack
pulled down and hauled away, you and your friends continue to
tantalize this inoffensive little boy the way you have been.
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