“Then you don’t find your duties hard?”
“No, sir; they are pleasant and easy.”
“You will find Mr. Sands very considerate and kind, I am sure.”
“I like him already, sir.”
“That is well,” said Mr. Briggs, in a tone of satisfaction. “The next thing is to find you a boarding-place.”
“Yes, sir. I shall be very glad to get settled.”
“There will be little difficulty about that. If we start immediately, I can select a place for you this afternoon.”
They took the street-cars at the Astor House.
“I have been thinking, Gilbert,” said his guardian, “that Waverly Place or Clinton Place will be a good location for you. It is not so far but that on pleasant days you can walk to your place of business. This will save car-fare, which, though a small matter, is yet to be considered where your income is so small.”
“How far is it, sir?”