"You can afford to lay by now, and have a good time, with that money."
"Radcliff Betterson!" cried Vinnie, "you provoke me!"
"How so, my charmer?" said Rad, bowing and smiling saucily.
"With your foolish talk. But I hope—yes, I know—the boys will pay no attention to it. To stop work now, and go and play, just because a little money has come into the house,—I should lose all my respect for them, if they were to do so silly a thing."
"Well, I was only joking," said Rad.
"We could very well spare some of your jokes," Vinnie replied.
"And me too, I suppose you think?"
"You might be more useful to yourself and others than you are; it is easy to see that."
"Well, give me a smile now and then; don't be so cross with a feller," said Rad. "You don't show me very much respect."
"It isn't my fault; I should be glad to show you more."