“Yes, sir.”
“To live?”
“I hope so. A friend has written advising me to come. He says I will be better placed to do art work, and dispose of my sketches.”
“Are you expecting to earn your living that way?”
“I hope to some time, but not at first.”
“I am glad to hear it. I should think you would find it very precarious.”
“I expect to work in a real estate office at five dollars a week, and only to spend my leisure hours in art work.”
“That seems sensible. Have you been living in the country?”
“Yes, sir, in Wyncombe.”
“I have heard of the place, but was never there. So you are just beginning the battle of life?”