“Brooks—Bernard Brooks.”
“Just so. I shall remember after a while.”
“I am very much obliged to you for giving me a situation when you don’t know any more of me.”
“Oh, Mr. McCracken spoke for you. A sharp man is Mr. McCracken.”
“I dare say he is, but I don’t know much about him.”
“Don’t you?” asked the professor, showing some interest. “Isn’t he your guardian?”
“Yes, sir, but I have never spent much time with him.”
“Has he charge of much property of yours?”
“He says I have no property.”
“Ha, indeed! As a rule, guardians are not appointed unless there is property.”