"Oh, yes, it is, and you know it. Now confess that it is only your lack of 'nerve' that keeps you from it."
Frank colored slightly.
"Well, I guess it is," he admitted. "I never was a good hand at approaching people."
"Then you ought to break yourself in at once. Just break the ice and you'll have no further trouble. I remember just how bad I felt when I first came to New York to look for work. But I'm over it now, thank goodness!"
And truth to tell in the past few weeks Richard had lost much of his former shyness.
Frank Massanet was silent for a moment.
"I guess I will," he said finally. "I'll start out and have the thing over at once. Which way do you intend to go—up or down?"
"I thought I would try down town first."
"Then I'll go up. We can compare notes at supper-time."
"So we can. I hope we both have luck," said Richard.