'What sort of a place is this we have come to?' were his first words.
'Don't you think it is a comfortable place, papa? This chimney draws beautifully, and the coal is excellent. It is really a very nice little house, papa. I think it will be comfortable.'
'Not very large,' said the colonel, taking with his eye the measure of the room.
'No, papa; and none the worse for that. Room enough for you, and room enough for me; and quite room enough for Barker, who has to take care of it all. I like the house very much.'
'What sort of a street is it?'
Must that question come up to-night! Esther hesitated.
'I thought, sir, the street was of less importance to us than the home. It is very comfortable; and the rent is so moderate that we can pay our way and be at ease. Papa, I would not like the finest house in the world, if I had to run in debt to live in it.'
'What is the name of the street?'
'Major Street'
'Whereabouts is it? In the darkness I could not see where we were going.'