For you, I'll even draw faces on them. [He beams, totally devoted to his best pal. The ruffle only fills him with gratification for a job well done.]

Fantastic, if I may say so myself. I've made... [Pause for effect:] Thirty cents today. [He tilts his head and looks at Billy searchingly.] They didn't make you work today, did they?

[THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE WORST THING.]