“This will do very well for a little while, but of course you can’t keep him here. We must find some other place for him.”
These words made Billy feel very sad, for he had become much attached to his new home, and thought that if he were sent away, he would be homeless and friendless again. The little pigeon who was lying in his arms heard it too, and his bright eyes saw the look of disappointment that came over the blind boy’s face. Jack, too, heard it, and made up his mind that Billy should not leave the engine-house unless he went too.
“I rather think that as I was the means of saving the boy’s life, I have a right to say something about the matter,” said Jack to himself. “They all think a great deal of me, and if I say he shall stay, I rather think he will stay.”
CHAPTER THIRD
“GRANDPAPA,” said Sam, as the two walked home together, “isn’t it too bad about Billy?”
“It certainly is,” replied Grandpapa.