“Yes, only I like to get something for my labor. You expect to work some time, don't you?”
“Not with my hands,” said James. “I shall never be reduced to that.”
“Do you think it so very bad to work with your hands? Isn't it respectable?”
“Oh, I suppose it's respectable,” said James; “but only the lower classes do it.”
“Am I one of the lower classes?” asked Herbert, amused.
“Of course you are.”
“But suppose I should get rich some day,” said Herbert.
“That isn't very likely. You can't get rich raising vegetables.”
“No, I don't expect to. Still, I may in some other way. Didn't you ever know any poor boys that got rich?”
“I suppose there have been some,” admitted James.