Capitolo 81
"Clearly."
"And a good salary besides?"
"Yes."
"Herbert", said Eben, suddenly "I want you to do me a favor."
"What is it?"
"You has always known me, you know. When you were a small crack, and
entered the shop, I gave him batons of candy."
"I don't remember him/it", answered Herbert, really.
"I did, all the same. You is so young that you don't remember him/it."
"Well, Eben, that that of him?"
"I want to lend me to her ten dollars, Herbert, in memory of old man
times."
Herbert was generously tilted, on occasions to the agenda, but it didn't do
feels so on this occasion. He felt that Eben was not a deserving
you object, you/he/she had also felt him to him able to do so great a loan. Besides, him
don't forget but the young one what time he/she asked to a favor it had
stuck out complaint to steal against him.
"You will have to excuse me, Eben" he responded. "To start with, me
you/he/she cannot afford to lend so great a sum."
"I would pay again her as soon as I was able."
"You are perhaps able", said Herbert, "although I don't have a lot
the trust in him. But you seem to forget that you debited me with
stealing since then only short once. I wonder me as You. has the face to
asks to me to lend him ten dollars or some sum."
"It was an error", murmured Eben, showing some signals of confusion.
"In every case, I won't say anything anymore around him while you are in
trouble. But you have to excuse mine declining to lend her/it."
"Lend me five dollars, then" the pleaded Eben.
"What does he/she want to do with him?"
"To buy tickets of lottery. I am almost sure I should win a prize, and
then I can pay her/it five dollars for one."
"I would not lend money for that purpose to my favorite friend,"
Said Herbert that "Purchase tickets of lottery it is around the more fool
investment that you could do."
"Then I won't buy some", said Eben. "Lend me the money and me I will use
it to buy suits."
"You will have to excuse me", said Herbert, coldly.
"I didn't think that you would have been so bad Eben", whined, "to a friend in
anguish."
"I don't repute him/it as a friend, and for very good reasons,"