Just as it is more fun to catch fish than to eat them, so Dorian found more pleasure in giving away his whistles than to stuff them in his own pockets.

However, that afternoon, he had to hurry on to town, so he caught no fish, and made only one whistle which he found no opportunity to give away.

In the city, he attended to his mother's errands first.

He purchased the few notions which the store in his home town of Greenstreet did not have, checking each item off on a slip of paper with a stub of a pencil.

Then, there were his shoes.
Should he get lace or button, black or tan?
Were there any bargains in shoes that afternoon?
He would look about to see.