“It may be so with me, but I shall try to make myself useful.”
“You look bright, and would, I think, learn rapidly to do all I expect of you.”
At this moment the man servant came in and handed a card to Mr. Cunningham, who uttered an exclamation of surprise.
“Whose card do you think this is?” he asked.
“I couldn’t guess.”
“It bears the name of Professor Ezra Puffer, your friend.”
“Don’t call him my friend! What can bring him here?”
“He wants to be my traveling companion.”