"Mrs. Lane, I have something to tell you."
"Well?" she responded, coldly.
"I am going to leave the grocery store," Gerald announced quietly.
"What? without my permission?" she demanded, in displeasure.
"Yes, Mrs. Lane."
"What's your reason? Are you getting lazy? Are you tired of work?"
"No."
"Then let me know the cause of your determination. Not that I shall consent to it."
"Mr. Tubbs charged me with taking money from the drawer."
"Oh-o!" said Abel. "So that's what you have been up to. I suppose he has bounced you!"