"There are other Englishmen who will take more interest in it, Mr. Tarbox—men who live in the country and cultivate the land."
"I hope so. I hope they ain't all as ignorant as that creetur. Do you think that colonel that you're travelin' with would like to look at it?"
"I don't believe he would, Mr. Tarbox. I don't know much about him, but he seems to me like a man that has always lived in the city."
"Just as you say. I'd just as lief explain it to him."
"Are you going to put it in the exhibition?"
"Yes; I've got it packed in my trunk in pieces. I'm going to put it together on the other side, and take it along with me."
This was not the last conversation Frank had with Mr. Tarbox. He always listened with sympathy to the recital of the other's plans and purposes, and Jonathan showed a marked predilection for the society of our young hero. Without knowing it, Frank was making a friend who would be of value in the future.