"Then I don't see how you could have come in contact with him."
"I used to go into the store sometimes. That was very natural, as it was my father's store."
"And on one of these occasions he was impudent to you?"
"Yes, sir."
"This is a serious charge. What would you advise me to do? Do you think I ought to discharge him?"
"I will only say this, that my father would not have him in the store."
"You said in your letter that you did not wish to injure him. If he should be discharged that would certainly be an injury."
"Yes, sir, I suppose so," answered Julian, with hesitation.
He was puzzled and could not understand what Mr. Wilson was driving at.