“Because I have no work to do,” answered Tom, who did not care to seek Rupert’s sympathy.
“Isn’t the shop open to-day?” asked Rupert, puzzled, for he knew nothing of Tom’s dismissal.
“Yes, it’s open.”
“Then why are you not at work?”
“Didn’t your father tell you that he had discharged me?”
“No,” said Rupert, eagerly. “What for?”
“He is angry with me. I will refer you to him.”
“But what are you going to do?” inquired Rupert, who did not seem to take the news much to heart.
“I must find work somewhere else.”
“That won’t be very easy.”