Again John shook his head, with a little laugh.
“When I was a boy,” he said, “I adored blackberries and tips,” and he put his hand into his pocket and drew out two golden coins.
Hal grinned from ear to ear.
“Buy what you like with it,” continued John, pressing a sovereign into Hal’s somewhat dirty little hand.
“Oh, thank you, sir,” answered Hal, delightedly, but when John presented the other sovereign to Will Churchill, the elder boy drew back.
“No, thank you, sir,” he said, and colored deeply.
“Not take a tip!” laughed John. “Oh, nonsense; come, take it, my lad.”
Will hesitated and looked at May.
“Tell him to take it,” said John, also looking at May.