She left the room, and Robert followed.
As he emerged into the street he asked himself whether it were not all a dream. But feeling in his vest pocket he found the roll of bills, and this was a sufficient answer.
What a difference a couple of hours had made in his feelings! In the forenoon he had been discouraged, now he was in the highest spirits.
On his way he passed the furnishing goods store where he had been refused a position in the morning. He was in need of underclothing, and entered.
The proprietor of the shop saw and recognized him.
"You have come back again, I see," he said. "It is of no use. I cannot employ you. So far as I am concerned, I should be willing, but, as you know, my wife is prejudiced against you."
"I am not looking for a position," said Robert quietly.
"What, then?"
"I wish to buy a few articles."
He passed from one article to another, and his bill amounted to over ten dollars.