? ? ? ? "Where are you going?"
? ? ? ? "To Duffield, some twenty miles away. I wish I were in your shoes. You have no money cares, and can go on quietly and complete your education."
? ? ? ? "I don't know how I am situated, David. I only know that my guardian pays my expenses at this boarding school."
? ? ? ? "Yes, you are a star boarder, and have the nicest room in the institution. I am only a poor day scholar. Still I feel thankful that I have been allowed to remain as long as I have. Who is your guardian?"
? ? ? ? "A Mr. Benjamin Fielding, of New York."
? ? ? ? "Is he a business man?"
? ? ? ? "I believe so."
? ? ? ? "Do you know how much you will inherit when you come of age?" asked David, after a short pause. "I haven't an idea."
? ? ? ? "It seems to me your guardian ought to have told you."
? ? ? ? "I scarcely know my guardian. Five years ago I spent a week at his home. I don't remember much about it except that he lives in a handsome house, and has plenty of servants. Since then, as you know, I have passed most of my time here, except that in the summer I was allowed to board at the Catkills or any country place I might select,"
? ? ? ? "Yes, and I remember one year you took me with you and paid all my expenses.
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