Thank you, young gentleman,” said Elvira. “You are very polite.”
“Oh, don’t mention it!” said Tony.
Really, mamma, he is a born gentleman,” said Elvira, later, to her mother. “How could we make such a mistake?”
“His clothes were certainly very shabby, my dear.”
“Very likely he had been out hunting or something. We must not judge so hastily next time.”
The ladies were foiled in their intentions of cultivating the acquaintance of Tony and his guardian, as two days later they left the hotel and installed themselves in an elegant boarding house on Madison avenue.
Now,” said Mr. Spencer, “we must go to work.”
“I must,” said Tony.
And I, too,” said Spencer.
What can you have to do?”