"I would like to talk to the girl alone for a few moments."
"And you want me to bring her here?"
"Yes."
"And you will give me twenty-five dollars?"
"Yes."
"Will you tell me what you want with the girl?"
"No."
"See here, stranger, I know something about that girl."
"What do you know about her?"
"She is not the daughter of Tom Pearce."