“Mr. Ephraim Taylor?”
“Yes; what kind of a man is he?”
“He’s a good man; he’s rich, too. Did he say he’d take you?”
“Yes; I brought him a letter from his uncle. His uncle gave me this watch and chain;” and Julius displayed, not without pride, his valued treasure.
“It’s a nice one,” said the other, after examining it.
“Have you got one?”
“Not yet; my father’s going to give me one on my next birthday.”
“On the Fourth of July.”
“Was you born then?”