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I could always ask the girl for something if I should happen to need it . '' He watched Babette leave the house with a sigh of relief , and for the remainder of the afternoon he made intricate calculations with the stub of a lead pencil on the backs of old envelopes . Ten minutes before Babette returned he thrust the envelopes into his pocket and smiled with satisfaction , for he had computed to a nicety just how low a price he could quote on Henry Schrimm 's stickers , so as to leave a margin of profit for Henry after his own commissions were paid . The following morning Sam arrayed himself with more than ordinary care , and promptly at ten o'clock he seized his cane and started for the door . `` Where are you going ? '' Babette demanded . `` I guess I would take a little walk in the park , '' he said to his daughter in tremulous tones , and Babette eyed him somewhat suspiciously .