"That is what I want to speak to you about." Here the man began to cough again.
"Don't talk, father. It makes you cough."
"I must, my son. Perhaps I may have no other chance. I am sorry that I must leave you almost penniless."
"I don't mind that, father. If you could only live——"
"Don't interrupt me, for there are some things I must tell you. You will find in my wallet twenty pounds in English bank notes, worth in America about one hundred dollars. This sum will support you while you are looking for a situation, for you will need to find work."
"I am strong and willing to work, father."
"Yes, you are strong. You don't take after me, but after your mother's family."
"Have you any relatives in America?"
"There is a cousin of your mother's in New York, Ezra Little. I believe he is well-to-do. I can't tell you what he is doing or where he lives, but you can look up his name in the New York directory."