"Of what nature?"
"Pardon me, but the business is of a confidential nature."
"Surely, as the boy's stepmother, I have a right to information on that point."
"You have no right to pry into my private affairs, Mrs. Lane."
His visitor bit her lips from irritation.
"Gerald didn't even know how much pay he was to receive."
"No, he does not know."
"He is receiving three dollars a week from Mr. Tubbs."
"And you don't care to have him work for less?" said Mr. Nugent, with a smile.
"Precisely."