Iwastiredofbeingcatechized。Ihadnotmeanttotellhimanything。NowIdecidedtotellhimall。Ifitangeredhim,somuchthebetter。
\"IsenthimwordthatwhatIsavedwasn’tworththemoney。\"
Tomyamazementhewasnotangry。Insteadheslappedhiskneeandlaughedaloud。
\"Ho!ho!\"heshouted。\"Humph!Well,thatwas……I’dliketohaveseenhisfacewhenhegotthatmessage。No,thatyoungmanwon’tdo。Hewon’tdoatall。\"
Itwasnotformetodisputethisconclusion,evenifIhaddisagreedwithhim,whichIdidnot。Isaidnothing。Herubbedhiskneeforamomentandthenchangedthesubject。