“And you brought me here, eh? What made you jump into this thing?”
“Well, I couldn’t see a helpless man beaten up by ruffians, could I?”
“And so you jumped in to help a stranger? Well, Dan Tussock doesn’t forget a friend, you will find. Where did you sleep?” he added.
Paul pointed to his blankets on the floor.
“Gave me your bed, eh?”
“Oh, that’s nothing,” said Paul lightly. “I’ve often slept in worse places.”
“What’s your name?”
“Paul Gaspard.”
“What are you doing here?”
“Well,” said Paul, “it’s a little difficult to explain. I came to study to be an engineer and eventually to make twenty-five thousand dollars. Now, however, I chiefly want a job to pay my board.”