? ? ? ? "I would hardly advise it. You will need the money. Probably you do not know how near penniless you are."
? ? ? ? "No, sir; I don't know."
? ? ? ? "Your guardian, as you are aware, sent me a check for one hundred and twenty five dollars. I have figured up how much of this sum is due to me, and I find it to be one hundred and thirteen dollars and thirty seven cents."
? ? ? ? "Yes, sir," said Rodney indifferently.
? ? ? ? "This leaves for you only eleven dollars and sixty three cents. You follow me, do you not?"
? ? ? ? "Yes, sir."
? ? ? ? "Have you any money saved up from your allowance?"
? ? ? ? "A few dollars only, sir."
? ? ? ? "Ahem! that is a pity. You will need all you can raise. But of course you did not anticipate what has occurred?"
? ? ? ? "No, sir."
? ? ? ? "I will throw off the thirty seven cents," said the principal magnanimously, "and give you back twelve dollars."
? ? ? ? "I would rather pay you the whole amount of your bill," said Rodney.
? ? ? ? "Ahem! Well perhaps that would be more business-like.
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