"Did you buy many goods of the assignee?" he inquired.
"No."
"But I thought you meant to."
"I bought of Scott."
"What has he to do with it?"
"I found that he had bought the entire stock before I got into the office."
"What do you mean, pa? You're joking, ain't you?"
"No."
"Of course, Mr. Little," said Scott, "the sale must be ratified by my firm. I will, however, make a special request to that effect, and I don't anticipate that they will interfere with my arrangements."