"How much do you get?"
"I would rather not tell."
"Percy Shelton told me he saw you at Patti's concert Tuesday evening."
"Yes, I was there."
"The tickets are rather high, ain't they?"
"I paid three dollars for mine."
"I want to go ever so much; but pa, though he is rolling in wealth, keeps me very close. How much do you think I get for my weekly allowance?"
"I couldn't guess."
"Only two dollars."
"But you have nothing to pay for board or clothes."