"Yes, sir. I spent four years there," replied the boy, very politely.
"Of what benefit has it been to you?" inquired Mr. Page.
"No benefit, that I can see," was the reply.
"Has it made you discontented?"
"At first—yes; but not now. I am satisfied."
"What do you do for your living?"
"What they all do."
"Laboring work, you mean?"
"Laboring work—harvesting, ploughing, grape picking—any thing that I can do."
"What advantage, then, is your having been at Carlisle?"