"That'll pay for two weeks," he said, as he placed the coin in her hand.
The display of so much gold and his willingness to pay for his room two weeks in advance at once increased the lady's respect for him.
"I shall try to make your room comfortable for you," she said. "There's a sofa I can put in, and I've got an extra rocking-chair."
The stranger smiled.
"I'm afraid you'll spoil me," he said. "I'm used to roughing it, but you may put 'em in. When my young friend here comes to see me, he can sit on either."
A shabby-looking trunk and a heavy wooden box were deposited in the room before sunset.
"Now I'm at home," said Nicholas Bundy,with satisfaction. "You'll come and see me often, won't you, Oliver?"
He had already begun to call our hero by his Christian name, and evidently felt quite an interest in him.
"I can promise that," said Oliver, "for I am a gentleman of leisure just now."
"How is that?" asked Bundy quickly.