"Yours ever,
"Winthrop Landholm."
Winthrop did not tell them at home that he was giving lessons in the classics several hours daily, in order to live while he was carrying on his own studies; nor that, to keep the burden of his kind hosts, as well as his own burden, from growing any heavier, he had refused to eat with them; and was keeping himself in the most frugal manner, partly by the help of a chop-house, and partly by the countenance and support of a very humble little tin coffee-pot and saucepan in his own attic at home. Mr. Haye's front door he had never entered, and was more than indifferent where or what it led to.
"Why for do you not come to your friend, Mr. Haye, ever?" said
Mr. Herder to him one day.
"I am short of time, Mr. Herder."
"Time! — But you come to see me?"
"I have time for that."
"I am glad of it," said the naturalist, "for there is no person I like to see better come into my room; but ozer people would like to see you come in too."
"I am not sure of that, Mr. Herder."
"I am sure," said his friend looking kindly at him. "You are working too much."