"Probably you can. Do you reside with your parents?"
"No, sir."
"Where do you live?"
"I board on Harrison Avenue."
"How much do you pay for board?"
"Seven dollars a week."
"Have you any means of your own?"
"No."
"Then you don't want a situation with us. We give only three dollars a week."
By this time Sam began to feel a little despondent.