“What kind of a place?”
“I had an idea that you were going to learn a trade.”
“Did you? Where did you get the idea from?”
“You’ve lost your money, haven’t you?”
“So they say.”
“And have got to earn your living.”
“You appear to know all about my affairs. Probably you’re right. Perhaps you could assist me by some suggestion.”
“If we hadn’t a stable-boy already, I would ask father to take you.”
“Thank you,” said Tom quietly. “It’s a good thing to have friends when you’re hard up, but I don’t think I’ll trouble you. There is one favor you can do me, however.”
“If James can conscientiously do you a favor,” said the lawyer guardedly, “I shall not object to his doing it.”