"He says he'll give it to me."
"It'll be a splendid craft, then. Is he going to do without one?"
"He says he'll have a boat some time that'll beat yours, Brandon—I mean Mr. Bates."
"Oh, he says that, does he?" asked Brandon, showing his teeth again, but in a less good-natured manner. "I should like to know where he's going to get it from. Do you know how much this boat cost?"
"No."
"It cost fifty dollars," said Brandon, in an important tone.
"Is that a good deal of money?"
"I should say it was. It'll be years before Dean Dunham sees as much money as that."
"Dean is a nice boy!" said Tommy, surmising that his favorite was spoken of slightingly.
"Oh, he's well enough in his place, but he's a poor working boy."