? ? ? ? "You'll have to live in a small hall bedroom there."
? ? ? ? "Why will I?"
? ? ? ? "Because you are poor, and it costs a good deal of money to live in New York. It'll be a great come down."
? ? ? ? "It will indeed, but if I can earn enough to support me in plain style I won't complain. I suppose you'll call and see me when you come to New York?"
? ? ? ? "Perhaps so, if you don't live in a tenement house. Pa objects to my going to tenement houses. There's no knowing what disease there may be in them."
? ? ? ? "It is well to be prudent" said Rodney, smiling.
? ? ? ? It did not trouble him much to think he was not likely to receive a call from his quondan schoolmate.
? ? ? ? "Here is the balance of your money, Ropes," said Dr. Sampson, drawing a small roll of bills from his pocket, later in the day. "I am quite willing to give you the odd thirty seven cents."
? ? ? ? "Thank you, doctor, but I shan't need it."
? ? ? ? "You are poorly provided. Now I would pay you a good sum for some of your mother's jewelry, as I told you last evening."
? ? ? ? "Thank you," said Rodney hastily, "but I don't care to sell at present.
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