“Learned anything, have you?”
“Lots, sir.”
“Humph! I guess, if the truth was told, you’ve been too much taken up with those games o’ baseball to learn much. Sold that pump yet?”
“No, sir, not yet. I guess I won’t be able to right away.”
“How much you askin’ for it?”
“Thirty dollars.”
“Thirty dollars! Want to get rich in a hurry, don’t you?”
“That isn’t too much for it, sir. It’s in perfect condition. It worked like a breeze when the contractors had it.”
“Humph! Wouldn’t take twenty for it, eh?”