“Well,Trampasisaimin’totrainhim。Yu’see,supposin’yu’
werefiguringtoturnprofessionalthief——yu’dbelookin’aroundforaniceyoungtrustfulaccomplicetotakeallthepunishmentandletyoutaketherest。“
“Nosuchthing!“criedScipio,angrily。“I’mnoshirker。“Andthen,perceivingtheVirginian’sexpression,hebrokeoutlaughing。“Well,“heexclaimed,“yu’fooledmethattime。“
“Looksthatway。ButIdomeanitaboutTrampas。“
PresentlyScipiorose,andnoticedthehalf-finishedexerciseupontheVirginian’sdesk。“Trampasisarollingstone,“hesaid。