“It is true, sir. I could make something that way, and so I tried it.”
“I respect you the more for it. Have you kept up this employment till now?”
“No, sir. Mr. Vivian has engaged me as tutor for his son, at a salary of ten dollars per week.”
“Is it possible? That is remarkable, considering your youth.”
“It was to help me, sir, I have no doubt.”
“You must be a good scholar.”
“Not necessarily; Fred is only just beginning Latin, and it does not require much learning to teach him.”
“If your time is so profitably occupied, I suppose I can’t induce you to come back into my office.”
“I should be very glad to do so, sir. I only give my evenings to Fred Vivian.”
“Then you may come back to-morrow, at a salary of seven dollars a week.”