Quotation from: The Little Lady of the Big House

Written by: Jack London

Dick shook his head.

"I've taken care of myself for three years without any of my money. I
guess. I can take care of myself along with some of my money here in
San Francisco. I don't care to handle my business affairs yet, but I
do want a bank account, a respectable-sized one. I want to spend it as
I see fit, for what I see fit."

The guardians looked their dismay at one another.