"But you get disappointed sometimes, don't you?"
"Yes, sometimes," Ben admitted.
"Tell me some of your experiences that way."
"Last week," said Ben, "I carried a bag, and a thunderin' heavy one, from the Norwich boat to French's Hotel,—a mile and a half I guess it was,—and how much do you think the man paid me?"
"Twenty-five cents."
"Yes, he did, but he didn't want to. All he offered me first was ten cents."
"That's rather poor pay. I don't think I should want to work for that myself."
"You couldn't live very high on such pay," said Ben.
"I have worked as cheap, though."
"You have!" said Ben, surprised.