"Julia spoke of Parker's Hotel," he said to himself. "I guess I'll inquire where it is, and take a look at it."
"Where is Parker's Hotel?" he asked of a boy who overtook him near the State House.
"It's on School Street. I'm going as far as Tremont Street myself, and you can come along with me," answered the boy.
"Thank you," said Sam. "I am a stranger in Boston, and don't know my way."
"Are you going to stop at Parker's?"
"I don't think I shall; I am afraid they will charge too much."
"It's pretty high-priced," said his new acquaintance.
"Do you know what they charge for a room?"
"A dollar and a half and two dollars a day—that is, for the common rooms."
"That's too much for me."