"Why not?" asked Jim, who had two perfectly good eyes in his head.
"D'ye know him?" returned the other.
"I've never met him."
"Are you in business with him?"
"Not exactly. Not yet, I mean to say: I'm to learn the business and then I might invest something in it."
"Good wages?"
"Oh, nothing to speak of. I'm new to business and the country, I can't expect much to start. I shall work with Mr. Hammond and get a practical knowledge of the business and the conditions under which it is carried on."
"Hell!"
"Say, what's wrong with Hammond?"
"You'll soon find out more'n I know, I guess. Work's worth wages in this country. You don't look so darned green, neither. Do you play cards?";