It will be seen that Mr. Stark was not yet quite himself.
“You told me yourself.”
“So I did—‘scuse me.”
“Certainly, sir. By the way, you told me you would pay me a dollar for bringing you to the hotel.”
“So I did. Take it,” and Philip Stark passed the wallet to Leonard.
Leonard felt tempted to take a two-dollar bill instead of a one, as Mr. Stark would hardly notice the mistake. Still, he might ask to look at the bill, and that would be awkward. So the boy contented himself with the sum promised.
“Thank you, sir,” he said, as he slipped the bill into his vest pocket. “Do you want some supper?”
“No, I want to sleep.”
“Then you had better lie down on the bed. Will you undress?”
“No; too much trouble.”