what will you give me? Dan replied.
Tommy told Dan that he had a good pocketknife, which he handed over.
Ha ? when you learn, i'll give it back.
outraged, the boys protested so much at dan's bad behavior that he ended up handing Tommy's knife back to him before Nat pulled him outside. No one ever knew what passed between the two of them, but when they returned, Dan was nicer to all the boys.
Still, he was rough in his manners and almost impossible to control . Tommy pushed hard, and the two became close over the issue of somersaults. But the rest of the boys simply did not like Dan. Of everyone, it was because little teddy took such a liking to Dan that Jo became determined to find the good in the boy