34/41 A look of entire sympathy with his mother came into his face. "Guess so too," said he. "So far," said she, "nobody on this earth has ever give me a thing that I 'ain't been able to pay 'em for in some way. I guess there's a good many rich folks can't say 's much as that." "Guess so too," said Jerome. She heaped his plate with the stew. |