Bobby mentally counted what money he had and how much he had left for the month, then he nodded his head. "Yeah, I'll get it. He's been a goodun, really. Even told me he'd done his homework without blinkin', so he's gettin' better at lying."

Perhaps that wasn't the best thing to reward, but hey. Bobby saw it as an improvement. He was learning. "You can talk politics all live long day around me, if you fancy. Though I reckon you'd be better off not bringin' it up around folks in town. Ain't got their minds all that open, those idjits."