Billy was listening hard. It was a good while since he had heard one of Uncle John’s lectures.
“You know, Billy, my lad, that there are a lot of things we have to leave to God.”
“Yes, Uncle John.”
“There are a lot more that we have to leave to the law.
“The best thing for a boy like you and a man like me to do is to leave things where they belong.”
“All right, Uncle John, I will,” said Billy, giving a little sigh of relief as if he were glad to have that off his mind.
The next day when Mr. Prescott came, he told Billy that, the day after that, he was to be moved to Mr. Prescott’s house on the hill.
Billy looked a little sober. He had been thinking a great deal about home.
“I’m all alone in that big house,” said Mr. Prescott.
“Then,” said Billy, “I’ll come.”