“You are not far wrong. Now doesn't your share, and your mother's, seem very small compared with this large amount?”
“It is very small compared with that, but we had no claim to anything. The clothes and the money will be very useful to us.”
“You are a model heir,” said Mr. Spencer, smiling “You alone do not find fault, except, of course, Miss Nancy, who has fared the best.”
“I would rather make a fortune for myself than inherit one from another,” said Herbert, sturdily.
“I respect your independence, my boy,” said the lawyer, who felt favorably disposed toward our hero. “Still, a legacy isn't to be despised. Now tell me when you want to take your trunk.”
“I want to ask your advice about that,” said Herbert. “I walked over from Wrayburn. How shall I carry the trunk back?”
“You will have to return by the stage to-morrow morning, that is, if you are ready to go back so soon.”
“Do they charge much to stop overnight at the hotel?” asked Herbert, anxiously, for he had but seventy-five cents with him. It occurred to him how foolish he had been not to consider that it would be necessary for him to spend the night in Randolph.
“I don't know exactly how much. I think they charge fifty cents for a bed, and the same for each meal.”
Herbert's face lengthened, and he became alarmed. How was he going to manage, on his limited resources?