"All the better," said Sam. "That will give us a little variety."
Meanwhile, the passengers were pouring in, and the cabin was getting full.
"I guess I'll go out on deck," said Sam; "I want to see the boat start."
"I should like to, ever so much."
"Come with me, then. I'll take care of you," said Sam, manfully. "Let me carry your cage. It's too heavy for you."
So the two went out on deck together.
CHAPTER XIX. — MUTUAL CONFIDENCES.
The reader who has followed Sam's fortunes closely may wonder how a boy so shabbily dressed as Sam, could be treated as an equal by a young lady of good family. This leads me to explain that about a month before Sam had been presented with a neat suit of clothes, originally made for a nephew of his employer, but which had proved too small. Thus it happened that, with the exception of his hat, which was rather the worse for wear, our hero presented quite a respectable appearance.