He made up his mind to say nothing about the check, to lose the ten dollars, and, since dollars were so far from plenty with him, to sacrifice some luxury for the luxury of the loss.

He made up his mind that he could very well do without the book with colored plates of South American butterflies which he had thought of purchasing.

Much better live without that than rub the bloom off a better than butterfly's wing.

Better anything than disturb that look of innocent ignorance on that girl's little face..