`` Course I do . Ben said he did n't mind paying , if I could get there without bothering him , and I have ; and I 'll go home alone . I ai n't afraid . Sanch will take care of me , if you wo n't , '' answered Bab , stoutly . `` What do you suppose your mother will say to you ? '' asked Ben , feeling much reproached by her last words . `` I guess she 'll say you led me into mischief ; and the sharp child nodded , as if she defied him to deny the truth of that . `` You 'll catch it when you get home , Ben ; so you 'd better have a good time while you can , '' advised Sam , thinking Bab great fun , since none of the blame of her pranks would fall on him . `` What would you have done if you had n't found us ? '' asked Billy , forgetting his impatience in his admiration for this plucky young lady . `` I 'd have gone on and seen the circus , and then I 'd have gone home again and told Betty all about it , '' was the prompt answer . `` But you have n't any money . '' `` Oh , I 'd ask somebody to pay for me . I 'm so little , it would n't be much . '' `` Nobody would do it ; so you 'd have to stay outside , you see . '' `` No , I would n't . I thought of that , and planned how I 'd fix it if I did n't find Ben . I 'd make Sanch do his tricks , and get a quarter that way ; so , now ! answered Bab , undaunted by any obstacle . `` I do believe she would !
You are a smart child , XXXXX ; and if I had enough I 'd take you in myself , '' said Billy , heartily ; for , having sisters of his own , he kept a soft place in his heart for girls , especially enterprising ones .
Bab Ben Betty Billy Sam Sanch fall money obstacle quarter