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“Dad, you just gotta coive you all the y bank!”

“Well,” said Dad, “so it’s a business proposition, is it? It ood money How much money will you pay, by the hour?”

“I got five whole dollars it took me a year to save, and it’s all yours”

Dad touched my arm “I’m touched I’m really touched You wantto pay for aret, you h time Tell you what, after lunch, I’ll coe”

“Will you, oh, will you, really?”

“Yes, ma’am, that’s what I’ll do,” said Dad “But you ?”

“What?”

“If I come out, you must eat all of your lunch first”

“I promise,” I said

“Okay”

Mother came in and sat down and we started to eat

“Not so fast,” said Mama

I slowed down Then I started eating fast again

“You heard your mother,” said Dad