“Well, then, what are you doin’ up here?”
“Jest come to look ’round with Tom an’ Bob.”
“Do they live in town?”
“Of course. Down in Baker’s Court.”
“Have you got your ticket?”
“What ticket?”
“To see the park, of course. Did you pay anything when you came in here?”
“Bob paid for the peanuts, an’ I whacked up for the boat-rides.”
“There, now you’re gettin’ funny agin! You know what I want! Come, down with it; ten cents, an’ do it quick too!”
“Ten cents for what?” and now Josiah began to think this boy really had some right to address him in such a tone.