Tom felt rather embarrassed, for, of course, it would not do to join in with the squire in his complaints of his wife. Suddenly Squire Hudson said, eying him keenly: "Do you know how much money there is in this wallet?"
"Yes, sir."
"Then you counted it?"
"Yes, sir."
"Why did you do it?"
"I wanted to know how much there was, so that no one might blame me if any were missing."
"Didn't you want to take any?" asked the squire bluntly.
"Yes," answered Tom promptly.
"Why didn't you? For fear you would be found out?"
"That may have had something to do with it, but it was principally because it would have been stealing and stealing is wrong."