"It is not dirt, but stains from iron and from coal dust; and that, too, after using on them a quart of linseed oil, not to mention vinegar, soap, and rye meal."
"How are you pleased with my aunt, Rich?"
"Very much indeed. The boy at table is one of those I met at the stage tavern. Is he your cousin?"
"Yes, and a downright good boy he is, too, and a real comfort to my aunt, who is a widow. He is dead in love with you."
"Perhaps he will change his mind; boys are not wont to cherish a very fervent love for teachers."
"You'll find yourself mistaken in that respect. Dan, and a crony of his, Horace Williams, will take to you, and cling to you, just as Ned Austin and Will Montgomery did to you and Mort. You can stimulate them, and they will leap under it as a high-spirited horse catches the excitement of its rider, especially if he loves him."
CHAPTER XIV. WINNING GOLDEN OPINIONS.
"In the morning, Perk, I want you to help me about finding a boarding-place, or some room that I can hire cheap, and board myself. I should prefer a garret, as that will be the cheapest. There"—laying a two-dollar bill on the table—"is every cent of money I possess in the world; and if I study medicine I must have books, that come very high, instruments by and by, and instruction from an experienced physician. I am, to be sure, well clothed. I have clothing sufficient, with economy, to last for years, but money I have none."