"That was my case two years ago. Now I feel quite like an old resident. Are you staying at a hotel?"
"No; that is what I should like to ask about. I must spend the night somewhere. Can you recommend a cheap hotel?"
"Why do you go to a hotel? No hotel is cheap in the long run. It is much better to hire a room in a lodging-house and take your meals at restaurants."
"Yes, I suppose it would be. But I don't know where to find such a lodging-house."
"Come, I'll make you an offer. I have a room on Twenty-Seventh Street. You shall pay for my supper, and I will let you stay in my room without charge till to-morrow. Then if you like it well enough to room with me, I shall be glad to have you."
"Thank you; how much do you pay for your room?"
"Four dollars a week. That will be two dollars a piece. That is cheap for the city. You can't get a room at a hotel for less than a dollar a night."
"Is that so?" asked Jed. "That would be seven dollars a week."
"Precisely."