"Childish!" The boy's cheek reddened.
"Well, youthful, then; that is the term, I believe. Now tell me what you have been doing. How do you like the counting-house?"
"Oh, very well. I'm sure it seems impossible to thank you enough for getting me in."
"Has the firm raised your salary yet?"
"No—I have not ventured to mention it."
"You have won confidence, I trust."
"I have tried my best to deserve it," answered the boy modestly.
Leicester frowned. The frank honesty of this speech seemed to displease him.
"They are beginning to trust you in things of importance—with the bank business, perhaps?"