human
Whose boy are you?
gpt
John Lewis's.
human
Where do you live?
gpt
T'other side of the pond, by the mill.
human
Oh, your father is the carpenter, I suppose,--I know him. What's your name?
gpt
Tip.
human
Tip! What kind of a name is that? is it all the one you own?
gpt
Well, said Tip,
human
I suppose my name was Edward when I was a little shaver; but nobody knows it now; I don't myself.
gpt
Well, Tip, then, I'll call you that, for I want you to know yourself to-night. What are you going to do?
human
When? to-night? Oh, hang around, I s'pose,--have some fun, if I can find any.
gpt
Fun. Is that what you're after? You come up to my house to-night at dark, and see if you can find it there. We are going to have fireworks, and songs, and all the fun we can.
human
Well, will you come?
gpt
I--I don't--know. I haven't got any clothes.
human
Clothes! repeated Mr. Minturn;
gpt
I call 'em _rags_, sir,