The Englishman looked surprised, for Scott, though he had only been in America a year, had come to resemble the people among whom he had cast his lot.
"What, then, are you?" inquired his new acquaintance, looking puzzled.
"I was born in England."
"Indeed!" said the other. "Then we are countrymen."
"I am glad to know it," said Scott, courteously.
"How long have you been in America, if I may ask?"
"A little more than a year."
"And do you live in Canada?"
"No, I live in New York."
"You are not—in business?" queried the Englishman, noticing his youthful appearance.