"I am a victim, sir!"
"Yes, you look angry."
"I am!"
Verty shook his head.
"That is not right," he replied; "Redbud says it is wrong to be angry—"
"Redbud!"
"Yes, sir."
"Consign Miss Redbud—!"
"Oh, no!" said Verty, "don't do that."
"I have a right to be angry," continued Roundjacket, flourishing his ruler; "it would be out of the question for me to be anything else."