“Really? Have you noticed that they won’t let anyone touch them ? That is certainly odd!”

“Oh, so you admit it! And high time, too! And then, they walk backward !”

“ Backward! You have seen our managers walk backward ? Why, I thought that only crabs walked backward!”

“Don’t laugh, Gabriel; don’t laugh!”

“I’m not laughing,” protested Gabriel, looking as solemn as a judge.