Oh, he's a slick one. He's got 'is eye on that wad. Now, let's
get down to business. I advise you to stick to the show for awhile--at
least until we're a good ways off. Take up 'is offer. It ain't bad.
You can 'ave chuck with me and Ruby. I'll look out for that. You just
do wot I tell you, and you'll be a clown. Not a real one, but good
enough to earn two and a 'arf. I'm not doin' this for you, my boy,
because I think I need an assistant. Joey Grinaldi has been a fav'rit
clown in two hemispheres for forty years. Some day I'll show you the
medals I got in London and Paris and--but never mind now. You start
right in this afternoon, doin' just wot I tells you. You'll be all
right and them blokes as is 'untin' for you won't be able to twig you
from sole leather. Wot say?"
"I'll do just as you say," said David simply.
"Good! Now come over 'ere by the band section and I'll tell how we'll
work it out. Of course, we'll improve it every day. All you needs is
confidence. We 'ave dinner at twelve-thirty in the performer's end of
the cook-tent. It's all right there. I'll fetch yours into the
dressin'-tent for you, so's you won't be seen.
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