"Ho, ho! What have I been doing, I should like to know?" asked Percy smiling.
"I don't need to tell you. You told Miss Holbrook that I had been brought up in the Scranton poorhouse."
"Well, it's true, isn't it?"
"Yes, it is true, but you understood very well what would be the result of your communication."
"As she asked me about you, I had to tell."
"You gave her the name of Mr. Fogson, and led to her writing to him."
"So he's written, has he."
"Yes; Miss Holbrook showed me the letter this morning."
"What did he say?" asked Percy, smiling.