“Say, we have all the capital we need,” announced Pep.
“Oh, you have?”
“A new partner just came in.”
“Huh!” snorted Peter. “Say, you don’t mean my aunt?”
“She is not a partner, no.”
Peter looked abashed, then disappointed, then angry.
“’Tain’t fair!” he declared.
“What isn’t fair?”
“I spoke first and I deserve to have a show.”
“No one asked you to speak first; did he?” propounded Pep bluntly.