“And who are you?”
“I am his partner,” said Joshua, loftily.
“His what!” exclaimed the stranger, in visible amazement.
“His partner!”
“In what?”
“In this business.”
“You must be crazy.”
“I have bought an interest in the business,” said Joshua. “What can I do for you?”
“Well, this beats all. I come back to my own store, after a month’s absence, and am coolly told by a boy that he has bought an interest in the business.”
“Who are you?” asked Joshua, amazed.