Oliver bowed. The place did not seem quite so desirable to him now.
"I will be on hand," he answered.
When Mr. Kenyon and he had left the store, the former said:
"Every Saturday evening Mr. Bond will hand you twelve dollars, out of which you will be expected to defray all your expenses."
"The other clerk told me he only got eight."
"Part of this sum comes from me. I don't want you to be pinched. You have been brought up differently from him. I hope you'll like my nephew."
"I hope I shall," said Oliver, but his tone implied doubt.
CHAPTER XV.
JOHN'S COURTSHIP.
O LIVER didn't go back to his native village. Mr. Kenyon sent on his trunk, and thus obviated the necessity. Our hero took up his quarters at a cheap hotel until, with the help of John Meadows, he obtained a room in St. Mark's Place. The room was a large square one, tolerably well furnished. The price asked was four dollars a week.