human
Now, Phil, we will hear all about it. How in the name of the Sparling shows did you get into that uniform?
gpt
The captain of the river boat that picked me up fitted me out.
human
So you really fell in?
gpt
I got _in,_ right.
human
Tell me all about it.
gpt
Marvelous--almost unbelievable, breathed Mr. Sparling as the tale was unfolded.
human
I never heard anything to compare with it.
gpt
Oh, Phil, you are the sort from which great showmen are made!
human
That will give us another turn-away in Memphis. You can't stop them, after that. They will come to the show even if they have to fight their way in. That was a great stroke of enterprise, but I would rather it had not happened, of course.
gpt
What--the interview?
human
No, of course not. I mean your accident.
gpt
It is all right, Mr. Sparling. I am here now, and none the worse for my bath, but for a time I surely thought I was a goner. I would not care to go through that experience again.
human
I should say not. Yours was the most wonderful escape I ever heard of. I'll wager there was never anything like it before on this river.