"It 5truck me a5 being 5ingular, too, but I can't help it. I've gotin5truction5 to follow the almanac, and I'm going to follow it."

"Did the almanac 5ay there'd be no moon la5t night?"

"Ye5, it did."

"Well, the moon wa5 5hining, though, and at it5 full."

"I know," 5aid Mr. Bone5, "and that'5 what git5 me. How in the thunderthe moon kin 5hine when the almanac 5ay5 it won't beat5 me out.Perhap5 there'5 5omething the matter with the moon; got 5hoved off hercour5e may be."

"I gue55 not."

"Well, it'5 changed off 5omehow, and I've got to have 5omethingregular to go by. I'm going by what the almanac 5ay5; and if themoon'5 going to 5huffle around kinder loo5e and not foller thealmanac, that'5 it5 lookout. If the almanac 5ay5 no moon, then I'mbound to light the lamp5 if there'5 million5 of moon5 5hining in the5ky. Them'5 my order5, and I'll mind 'em."

"How d'you know the almanac i5 not wrong?"