Mrs. Fogson's face changed.
"I should prefer not to have him here," she answered in a forbidding tone.
"Of course I propose to pay for his breakfast the same price that I pay for my own."
"The boy is insubordinate and disobedient," said the lady coldly.
"Still he gave me his bed last night. Some boys would have objected."
"My dear," said Fogson, whose weakness for money has already been mentioned, "I think, as the gentleman has agreed to pay for Jed's breakfast, we may give our consent, merely to gratify him."
"Very well," answered Mrs. Fogson, resolved to claim the twenty-five cents for herself.
She rose from her seat, went to the window, and opening it, called to Jed, who was at work in the yard.
He speedily made his appearance.