“I don’t know yet.”
“You won’t lick him, will you?”
“Oh, no, that wouldn’t be a wise policy to pursue.”
“But he deserves it.”
“So he does, but I can’t afford to lower myself by fighting.”
“That’s so, Vermont; but, all the same, I’d like to see you lay him out once—the way you did at Gunwagner’s—he deserves it.”
“He deserves to be punished, but I think the law will do that.”
“’Tain’t quick enough,” said Bob, petulantly. “A feller gets all over his mad before he gets any satisfaction out of law.”
“You are a comical chap, Bob,” said Herbert; “but you have been one of the best friends I ever knew. If you had not come to my rescue, I should probably never have walked down this street again.”
“Oh, that’s all right,” replied the young detective. “Don’t say nothing about it.”