"Sure。
"
"You&aos;rearettybrightboy,aren&aos;tyou?
"
"Sure,
"saidGeorge。
"Well,you&aos;renot,
"saidtheotherlittleman。
"Ishe,Al?
"
"He&aos;sdumb,
"saidAl。HeturnedtoNick。
"What&aos;syourname?
"
"Adams。
"
"Anotherbrightboy,
"Alsaid。
"Ain&aos;theabrightboy,Max?
"
"Thetown&aos;sfullofbrightboys,
"Maxsaid。
Georgeutthetwolatters,oneofhamandeggs,theotherofbaconandeggs,onthecounter。Hesetdowntwoside-dishesoffriedotatoesandclosedthewicketintothekitchen。
"Whichisyours?
"heaskedAl。
"Don&aos;tyouremember?
"
"Hamandeggs。
"
"Justabrightboy,
"Maxsaid。Heleanedforwardandtookthehamandeggs。Bothmenatewiththeirgloveson。Georgewatchedthemeat。
"Whatareyoulookingat?
"MaxlookedatGeorge。
"Nothing。
"
"Thehellyouwere。Youwerelookingatme。
"
"Maybetheboymeantitforajoke,Max,
"Alsaid。