"That don't alter the fact."
"How much is he worth?"
"Over a hundred thousand dollars—I don't know how much more."
"Where does he live."
"He used to live in this city, but he's gone farther West."
Maurice was not decided whether to believe this statement or not. He wanted to disbelieve it, but was afraid it might be true. He tried a different tack.
"Where do you board? Are you at the Ohio Hotel? I hear it's a low place—third-class."
"You're about right. It isn't first-class."
"I suppose you had to go there because it was cheap?"
"It was the first hotel I came across. But I'm not there now—I've moved."