“ThankGod！“theboymurmured。
“Lookhere，“Hamelcontinued，“whatareyoudoinginthisbusiness，anyway？Youareoldenoughtoknowyourownmindandtogoyourownway。“
“Yousaythatbecauseyoudon’tknow，“Geralddeclaredbitterly。
“InasenseIdon’t，“Hameladmitted，“andyetyoursisterhintedtomeonlythisafternoonthatyouandshe-“
“Oh，Iknowwhatshetoldyou！“theboyinterrupted。“We’vewornthechainsforthelasteightyears。Theyarebreakingher。