"I can't come, Rogers. You can whip them into line." Paul rapidly shot directions at him. "Stand by the thing for my sake if not for the sake of the bill. Don't go back on your promise."
"Promise! What's become of yours? The thing is impossible without you. I can't do anything with Burke and the rest of the committee are hot over your absence. Don't blame anyone but yourself when you read the morning paper."
Paul started to answer, but the committeeman had finished, and after hesitating over the matter he went into the library and resumed his questions with Louis.
"After the manual training, which one of your studies do you take to most?"
"Oh, I don't like any of them. Chemistry, I guess."
"Do you like mathematics?"
"I don't mind, but I want to go into business, father. I want to quit school altogether and go into business."
"What business?"
"Any kind. I want to make money."
"What do you want to make money for?"