“Say,” he said finally. “Give me some more chocolates and I’ll tell you something very important.”
“What about, Mumps?”
“About Ritter and his crowd.”
“But you have just told me about them.”
“This is something different.”
“Well, let me have it.”
“Will you give me the chocolates?”
“Yes,—if the news is of importance.”
“How many?”
“All there are left in the bag.” The Imp twisted the top of the candy bag shut as he spoke.