The old man looked puzzled. He looked about him at the contracted accommodations of the cabin, and hesitated.
"I am afraid you would not like staying here," he said, after awhile.
"Not for any length of time, Mr. Nixon. If you won't be offended, I will ask you why you stay here yourself?"
"I have lived here ever since I came to Campville," he answered.
"And how long is that?"
"Fifteen years."
"Did you build the cabin?"
"No. It had just been vacated by the original owner and builder."
"You ought to have a more comfortable home."
"Yes, I suppose so," said Thomas Nixon; "but I don't know where to go."