"I don't count."
"Now then!"
"I never have counted. You used to manage me; and I just did what you told me to."
"Give me your advice now. Haven't we always been pals?"
"Yes, but you were the one with the head."
"There's not much head about me just now. Give me your advice, Daddy."
"You won't take it from me."
"Out with it, all the same!"
"Well, my boy, listen to me: keep something of your life for yourself."
"What do you mean?"