Here Peter and Aladdin halted, while Aladdin sent a coin spinning into the air.
“Heads!” called Peter.
Aladdin let the piece fall to the ground, and they bent over it eagerly.
“After you,” said Peter, for the coin read, “Tails.”
Aladdin picked up the coin, and hurled it far away among the trees.
“That’s our joint sacrifice to the gods, Peter,” he said.
Peter gave him five cents.
“My share,” he said.
“Peter,” said Aladdin, “I will ask her the first chance I get, and if there’s nothing in it for me, I will go away and leave the road clear for you. Come.”
“No,” said Peter; “you’ve got your chance now. And here I wait until you send me news.”