"Five dollars a week."
"And you lived on that?"
"We tried to."
"While I have had and wasted large sums of money. If I were in business I would give you a place. As it is, I will see if any of my friends want a clerk."
When supper was over, Rupert said he must go.
"Won't you stay the evening?" asked his new friend. "At least wait a few minutes. Rachel is putting up a basket for you."
The servant presently appeared with a basket neatly covered with a napkin.
"Perhaps I had better send it by an expressman, Rupert."
"Oh, no, sir. I shall be glad to carry it myself. It will be very acceptable at home."