Sarcasm and young children don't always mix very well, especially when the child isn't very familiar with the person using it. All Ezra gets is that he may be getting made fun of here, and he scowls as much as an eight year old can.

"That doesn't mean you believe me," he says, hunching sullenly. "You could still say I took stuff an' hid it, or- or put it in my box."