“‘Hush!’ says he. ‘Don’t—don’t say that!’
“‘Graves o’ children,’ says I.
“‘Don’t say no more, Tumm,’ says he.
“‘Jus’ on’y poor little kids,’ says I.
“‘Stop!’ says he. ‘Doesn’t you see I’m cryin’?’
“Then up come Tom Neverbudge. ‘Look you, Bill Hulk!’ says he, ‘you can take that plot or leave it. I’ll knock off seventy-five cents on account o’ the risk you take in them children. Come now!’ says he; ‘you take it or leave it.’
“‘Twenty-one fifty,’ says Bill. ‘That’s a raise o’ fifty, Tom.’
“‘Then,’ says Tom, ‘I’ll use that plot meself.’
“Bill Hulk jumped. ‘You!’ says he. ‘Nothin’ gone wrong along o’ you, is they, Tom?’