“Yes, I am going away on business for the hermit.”
“Where are you going?”
“To Boston first.”
“To Boston? Land’s sake! How can a boy like you find your way round in such a great city as Boston?”
“A boy of my age ought to be able to take care of himself.”
“Why, child, you’ll lose your way! There’s ever so many streets and roads. I went to Boston once, and I got so puzzled I didn’t know whether I stood on my head or my heels. If there was some older person going with you, now——”
“Aunt, don’t make a baby of me. I guess I can get along as well as anybody.”
“Well, you can try it. When will you be back?”
“When I get my business done.”
“You won’t be gone over two days, I calculate.”