? ? ? ? "You look quite comfortable here," continued Jasper in a patronizing tone.
? ? ? ? "We try to be comfortable, though our room is not luxurious."
? ? ? ? "Who do you mean by `we'? Have you a room mate?"
? ? ? ? "Yes. Mike Flynn rooms with me."
? ? ? ? "Who is he--a newsboy?"
? ? ? ? "No. He is a telegraph boy."
? ? ? ? "You don't seem to very particular," said Jasper, shrugging his shoulders.
? ? ? ? "I am very particular."
? ? ? ? "Yet you room with an Irish telegraph boy."
? ? ? ? "He is a nice boy of good habit, and a devoted friend. What could I want more?"
? ? ? ? "Oh, well, you have a right to consult your own taste."
? ? ? ? "You have a nice home, no doubt."
? ? ? ? "I live with my uncle. Yes, he has a good house, but I am not so independent as if I had a room outide."
? ? ? ? "How are things going on at the store?"
? ? ? ? "About the same as usual. Why don't you come in some day?"
? ? ? ? "For two reasons; I am occupied during the day, and I don't want to go where I am considered a thief.
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