170 THE JONATHAN PAPERS 



&quot;Bee-hunting is fun,&quot; I said, &quot;even if they 

 are tame bees.&quot; 



&quot;It s the best excuse for being a loafer that 

 I ve found yet,&quot; said Jonathan; &quot;I wonder 

 the tramps don t all go into the business.&quot; 



&quot;And some day,&quot; I pursued hopefully, 

 &quot;we ll go again and find really wild bees and 

 really wild honey.&quot; 



&quot;It would taste just the same, you know,&quot; 

 jeered Jonathan. 



And I was so content with life that I let 

 him have the last word. 



