"I—I want to buy myself a new pair of pants," he stammered.
"Your pants are better than mine."
"No, da aint—d'are full o' holes."
"Why don't you sew them up, as I do?"
"I aint no woman, to use a needle. Come, hand over de dollar!" And Billy held out his dirty fingers.
"I shan't let you have it, and that ends it," said Nelson firmly.
He started to move on, but in a moment more Billy Darnley was beside him and had him clutched firmly by the arm.