But aside from that, Bab, it's a pretty mean trick to send for
me and let me think--well, no matter about that. How much do you
want?"
"I can pay it back as soon as father comes home," I said,
to releive his mind. It is against my principals to borow money,
especialy from one who has little or none. But since I was doing
it, I felt I might as well ask for a lot.
"Could you let me have ten dollars?" I said, in a faint
tone.
He drew a long breath.
"Well, I guess yes," he observed. "I thought you were going
to touch me for a hundred, anyhow. I--I suppose you wouldn't
give me a kiss and call it square."
I considered. Because after all, a kiss is not much, and
ten dollars is a good deal. But at last my better nature won
out.
"Certainly not," I said coldly. "And if there is a String
to it I do not want it."
So he apologised, and came and sat beside me, without being
a nusance, and asked me what my other troubles were.
"Carter" I said, in a grave voice, "I know that you beleive
me young and incapable of Afection. But you are wrong. I am of
a most loving disposition.
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