“I’ll do it,” said Peter, with a look of determination; “but I don’t see why you don’t go back and take it yourself?”
“Oh, I don’t care for it,” said Andy.
Peter would have been very much surprised had he known that Andy’s reason for declining to enter the landlord’s services was on account of his desire to step into the old place which he had just left with so much disgust.
“You must have a lot of money,” he said.
“Oh, no,” said Andy, laughing. “What makes you think so?”
“You wouldn’t give up a good place if you hadn’t.”
“Haven’t you given up your place, Peter?”
“Yes; but it wasn’t a good one. I’m much obliged to you for the dinner you’ve given me.”
“Oh, you are quite welcome. I suppose we part here. Of course you’ll go right on to Seneca, while I trudge on to Cato.”
“Yes,” said Peter. “I’ll try for that place before night.”