"So you have reformed, have you?" she asked, abruptly.
"I hope so, Aunt Eliza."
"I hope so, too. It is full time. Where have you been?"
"To Australia, California, and elsewhere."
"A rolling stone gathers no moss."
"In this case it applies," said Warner. "I have earned more or less money, but I have none now."
"How old are you?"
"Thirty."
"A young man ought not to be penniless at that age. If you had remained in your place at Mr. Afton's, and behaved yourself, you would be able to tell a different story."
"I know it, aunt."