“I’ll be on the lookout for him,” said Noah. “I want to see how he looks, and what he’ll say when he finds his father is going to lose the house.”
Mr. Fenwick had occasion to visit the village store during the day. Sometimes he went there without any errand, for he was always cordially received by Mr. Ainsworth.
As he entered, the storekeeper looked up.
“What is this I hear about Guy returning, Mr. Fenwick?” he asked.
“I received a letter this morning stating that he had just reached New York by the steamer Etruria.”
“You didn’t expect him, did you?”
“No. I supposed that he was still at Bombay.”
“Your special friend, Deacon Crane, seems to be pleased to think he is coming back.”
“He thinks Guy has been discharged by the merchant who employed him.”
“Of course, it is possible that he did not give satisfaction.”