“Yes.”
“I know him. It is Tim Rafferty. He is a mean boy; I will pay him up for it.”
“I do not care for it now,” said Phil.
“But what will your padrone say when you come home without it?”
“He would beat me, but I will not go home.”
“What will you do?”
“I will run away.”
“Good for you, Phil! I like your spunk,” said Paul, heartily. “I wouldn’t go back to the old villain if I were you. Where are you going?”
“Away from New York. If I stay here the padrone would catch me.”
“How much did you earn with your fiddle when you had it?”