"Go by all means. It wouldn't do for you to be bounced. You might starve if you lost your place."
"I am not very much afraid of that."
"At any rate I ought not to be talking with you. Father does not care to have me associate with you."
"I hope he won't disinherit you. That would be serious for you. If he does, come round to our house, and we will take care of you."
"You are too awfully funny. I think it would be better for you if you were not quite so fresh."
Mark laughed and went on his way.
"Wouldn't Edgar be surprised," he thought, "if he knew how large a sum I had on deposit with Mr. Rockwell? He thought I was joking when I was only telling the truth."
When Mark went home to his supper he said: "Mother, I want you to buy a new dress for yourself and one for Edith."
"There are a good many things we would like, Mark, but you must remember that we are not rich."
"Perhaps not, but I think you can afford new dresses. How much would they cost?"