"Nowhere," said Sam.
"Where do you sleep to-night?"
"I don't know," said Sam, rather helplessly.
"Why don't you go to a hotel?"
"They charge too much," said Sam.
"Haven't you got money enough to pay for a lodging at a hotel?" asked the stranger, with rather less interest in his manner.
"Oh, yes," said Sam, "a good deal more than that; but then, I want to make my money last till I can earn something."
"To be sure, to be sure," answered the stranger, his interest returning. "You are quite right, my dear friend. I am glad to see that you are so sensible. Of course you ought not to go to a hotel. They charge too high altogether."
"But I must sleep somewhere," said Sam, anxiously. "I only got to New York this morning, and I don't know where to go."
"Of course, of course. I thought you might be in trouble, seeing you were a stranger. It's lucky you met me."