Shall I make out the receipt ?" "You don't seriously expect me, Mr.Hucks, to pay for your coals on the same day you deliver them--" "No," Mr.Hucks agreed, "I didn' _expect_ it; but I looked for ye to pay up the last account before I sent any more on credit.

I've told Simmonds he was a fool to take your order, and he'll get the sack if it happens again.

Fifteen tons, too! But Simmonds has a weak sort of respect for parsons.

Sings in the choir somewhere.

Well, if you ain't come to pay, you've come for something; to explain, may be, why you go sneakin' around my foreman 'stead of dealin' with me straight an' gettin' 'no' for an answer." "Your manner is offensive, Mr.Hucks, but for the moment I must overlook it.