When he decided, since he was so near, to visit Cincinnati, Felix said—
"When I get to be a man like you, I mean to travel about and see what people are doing and bring home new ideas if they are any better than ours."
"That is the way to do. And the best citizen is he who desires to improve his own town, not he who believes it better than any other. Now, do you suppose your father would trust you with me for the journey? I should like to have you for a companion."
"Would you, really?" and the boy's face flushed with delight. "Oh, I am almost sure he would. That's awful good of you."
"We'll see, my boy."
"If you won't find him too troublesome. I meant to take him on the journey some time when urgent business called me thither. You are very kind," said Bernard Carrick.
"You see you're not going to have it all," Felix said to Daffodil. "I just wish you had been a boy, we would have such fun. For another boy isn't quite like some one belonging to you."
The child was in such a fever of delight that he could hardly contain himself. His mother gave him many cautions about obeying Mr. Bartram and not making trouble.
"Oh, you will hear a good account of me;" with a resolute nod.
Meanwhile the business went on and papers were ready to sign when the two enthusiastic travellers returned. Mr. Carrick was to be joint trustee with Mr. Bartram in Daffodil's affairs.