"Just as you say."
They went back together. Mr. Drummond was in the store, but Mrs. Drummond was at home.
"You didn't go far," she said. "But I suppose you were tired, Mr. Conrad."
"A little," answered Walter.
"I wonder," thought our hero, "whether she will change as soon as she finds out that I am poor?" Somehow he felt that she would not. She seemed very different from her husband and son, and Walter was inclined to like her better.
Joshua went out again soon, not having much taste for staying at home; and, as Walter retired early, he did not see either him or his father again till the next morning at breakfast.