"He feels above me because of my poverty."
"The most prominent merchants in the city were once poor boys."
"Then there is hope for me," said Scott, smiling faintly.
"Have you been to your relative's store?"
"Not yet, sir."
"I remember seeing it. It is quite a large one. I think he must be prosperous."
"I shall be very glad to get to work. I don't know what to do with myself now. Besides, it makes me feel helpless to have only sixty cents in my pocket."
"You will have no trouble from the tax collector, that is certain. It is rather a pity you told Mr. Little how much money you had."
"I wish I hadn't now."
"I don't think I would have treated a poor cousin so if he had come across the Atlantic to put himself under my charge."