? ? ? ? "Thank you very much, sir," said Rodney. "I shall find this money very useful, as I have taken a room, and am setting up housekeeping."
? ? ? ? "Then you have left the Lodging House?"
? ? ? ? "Yes, sir; I only spent one night there."
? ? ? ? "You are right. It is no doubt a great blessing to the needy street boys, but you belong to a different class."
? ? ? ? "It is very fortunate I went there last evening, or I should not have met you and Mr. Goodnow."
? ? ? ? "I am glad to have been the means of doing you a service," said the Englishman kindly, shaking hands with Rodney, who bowed and went back to his work.
? ? ? ? "I am not sure but you are taking too much notice of that boy, Mulgrave," said the merchant.
? ? ? ? "No fear! He is not a common boy. You won't regret employing him."
? ? ? ? "I hope not."
? ? ? ? Then they talked of other matters, for Mr. Mulgrave was to start on his return to England the following day.
? ? ? ? At five o'clock Rodney's day was over, and he went back to Bleecker Street.
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