"Mickety."
"Mickety? Mickety what?"
"Me udder name is Powers, but da all calls me just Mickety."
"And where do you live, Mickety?"
"Over in Cherry street, wid me old gran'mudder. She can't work, an' I have ter keep t'ings goin'."
"You have to support her, you mean?"
"Dat's it. She's most blind, Gran'ma Sal is."
"It's a good deal on your shoulders," said Ralph, and his respect for the dirty little chap before him increased.
"Dat's why I want ter strike anudder job."
"Well, if I hear of any opening, I'll let you know. Where can I see you?"