"Did you know about this when we were talking the other day?"
"Yes."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I would have done so if I had known how much interest you took in my plans."
The rumble of the approaching train was heard, and Andy was obliged to enter a car. It chanced that it was unusually full, and Andy found but one vacant seat—the one beside Squire Carter.
The squire now noticed Andy for the first time.
"Where are you going, Andrew?" he asked.
"To New York, sir."
"On any special errand?"
"I am going to work there."