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           "Itisloot,isn’tit?"

           "It’salldough,nomatterhowyougetit."

           "Idon’tbelievethat.Itdoesn’thurtthemoneytogetitthatwaybutithurtstheonewhogetsit."

           "Idon’tseehow.It’snotagainstthelaw.Why,someofthebiggestpeopleinthiscountry—"

           "Charles,myson,myson."

           "Howdoyoumean,Charles?"

           "Doyouhavetoberich,Allen?Doyouhaveto?"

           "DoyouthinkIliketolivewithoutnomotorbike?Mustbetwentykidswithmotorbikes.Andhowyouthinkitisifyourfamilyhasn’tevengotacar,leavealonenotelevision?"

           "I’mdeeplyshocked."

           "Youdon’tknowhowitis,Dad.OnedayinclassIdidathemehowmygreat-granddadwasawhalingcaptain."

           "Hewas."

           "Wholeclassbustoutlaughing.Knowwhattheycallme?Whaley.How’dyoulikethat?"

           "Prettybad."

           "Itwouldn’tbesobadifyouwerealawyerorinabankorlikethat.KnowwhatI’mgoingtodowiththefirstchunkoflootIwin?"

           "No,what?"

           "I’mgoingtobuyyouanautomobilesoyouwon’tfeelsolousywhenotherpeopleallgotone."

           Isaid,"Thankyou,Allen."Mythroatwasdry.

           "Oh,that’sallright.Ican’tgetalicenseyetanyway."

           "You’llfindallthegreatspeechesofournationinthatcase,Allen.Ihopeyou’llreadsomeofthem."

           "Iwill.Ineedto."

           "Yousurelydo.Goodhunting."IwentquietlydownthestairsandmoistenedmylipsasIwent.AndAllenwasright.Ifeltlousy."