"Good morning, sir."
Turning to Ben, Mr. Manning said:
"Ben, let me see you at the hotel as early as half-past eleven."
"I'll be on hand, sir," said Ben. "I'll get there earlier, if you say so."
"Just as you like. When you come, call for me."
"Yes, sir."
"It doesn't seem as if you were going away, Ben," said Tony.
"I can't hardly realize it myself, Tony."
"It's a great responsibility, Benjamin," said his aunt, beginning to look serious. "Suppose the cars run off the track."
"I guess they won't, Aunt Jane."