“I'm called the wharf-rat king.”

“Rats!”

“You said that afore, and it means something to me. Did anybody tell you to say it?”

“Yes.”

“Who?”

“A friend of mine in Quakertown.”

“What's your lay to-night?”

“Business.”

“My pards an' me hev got some biz on hand to-night, too, that's why I didn't want you to take the boat.”

“Oh!”