“Not so very much.”
“I have only got four hundred dollars,” said Joshua. “Of course, that isn’t enough.”
“It isn’t much, to be sure. Still you might obtain a partnership in a small business for that.”
“What sort of business?” asked Joshua, interested.
“I am not prepared to say on the instant, but I will think the matter over, and see what I can do for you.”
“I wish you would. You see I don’t know anybody here, and that goes against me.”
“To be sure. I was about to propose something to you, but I don’t know that you would think it worth your while.”
“What is it?” said Joshua, eagerly.
“I keep a fancy goods store, and find more to do than I like. I need an assistant, but I can only offer six dollars a week. You might be willing to take up with that till something better offers.”
“Yes, I’ll take it,” said Joshua, promptly, for his fruitless applications for employment had made him ready to accept anything at all decent.