I was eight. I'd saved some money even then. Have you?"
"No, sir," Peewee replied.
"Time to begin. Save your money and put it out to work for you; then you don't have to work yourself. That's one rule. Another is don't let people deceive you. Did the boy that brought you here lie to you?"
"Yes, sir," said Peewee.
"What did you do to him?"
"Nothing."
"Know what to do when a boy lies to you?"
"No, sir."
"Hit him in the eye."
Peewee regarded him reflectively. It was probable the old man did not know that the other boy had been larger than himself, but the subject interested him.
"People don't care what happens to you, do they?" the old man asked.
Peewee considered; very few people, indeed, had ever cared. "No, sir," he agreed.
"You care what happens to them?"
"Yes, sir."
