"Yes; I think even you will agree that I did well to leave it."
"Your luck may turn," added Percy hopefully.
"Perhaps it will, but I hope not."
Presently the boatman came back, and Jed sent Percy back to the city, paying the boatman in advance.
"It beats all how that pauper gets along!" reflected Percy, but from his expression the reflection gave him no pleasure.
CHAPTER XXXI. JED RETURNS GOOD FOR EVIL.
In the short time before the Juno left for Bar Harbor, Schuyler Roper became quite intimate with Jed. There was never a trace of condescension in his manner to his boy friend, but Jed was always treated as if in birth and position he was the equal of the young patrician. Together they walked about the city, and frequently dined together, always at some expensive hotel or restaurant.