“I understand that he is a brewer,” replied Walter a trifle uneasily.
“Is he?”
“So I hear. Why?”
“Oh, nothing in particular. How shall I get my trunk up here? Can I borrow a wheelbarrow somewhere about the school?”
“Not on your life!”
“I don’t know what you mean.”
“The expressman will bring it up for you. Didn’t you give your trunk check to the man at the station?”
“What man? There were a good many men there.”
“The expressman.”
“I didn’t see any. I can bring it up myself.”