“No, sir.”
“Well, it’s a very comfortable way of doing business. Probably I may have no other sale to-day—possibly not to-morrow; but two or three large sales a week count up.”
Harry began to think he should not have to work very hard, and his doubt as to Mr. Fairchild’s making money enough to pay him his wages disappeared.
“Do you want me to go to work at once?” he asked.
“Yes, I have some copying for you to do. Open that ledger.”
Harry did so.
“You may commence at page 51, and copy down the entries upon these sheets of paper. You are used to copying, aren’t you?”
“No, sir, but I can do it well enough.”
“Very well. You may go to work at once. I must make a business call. I will be back in an hour or two, and take you to dinner.”