"You'd better."

"What do you want me to do? I don't know what I can do to earn
that salary, but I am willing to work at whatever you may put me
to--"

"That's the talk. I was waiting for you to come to that. But
leave the matter to me. You'll have a lot of things to do, after
you get your bearings and I find out what you can do best. As it
is, you have earned your salary for the first season whether you
do anything else or not. You saved the big cat and you probably
saved my wife's life, but we'll let that pass. When can you join
out?"

"I'm ready now, sir. I shall want to go home and get my things
and my books."

"Huh! That's right. Take your time. We shan't be pulling out
of here till after midnight, so you'd better go home and get
ready. You'll want to bid good-bye to Mrs. Ca--Ca--Cahill."

"I wonder if there is anything that he doesn't know about,"
marveled Phil.

"Anything you want to ask me about--any favor you'd like? If
there is, get it out."

"Well, yes, there is, but I scarcely feel like asking it, you
have been so kind to me."