"I am sure to like you, Mr. Spencer, but you may get tired of me."
"I'll let you know when I do, Tony. How much income do you think I have?"
"A thousand dollars!" guessed Tony, who considered that this would be a very large income.
Spencer laughed.
"It is over ten thousand," he said.
"Ten thousand!" exclaimed Tony. "How can you spend it all?"
"I did spend it all, last year, Tony, and got a thousand dollars in debt. I gambled, and most of it went that way. But I'll leave that off. I shall have you to take up my time, now."
"Did you know that man you played billiards with last night, Mr. Spencer?"
"I made his acquaintance in a gambling house, and I was well punished for keeping company with such a man."