? ? ? ? "Who is it?"
? ? ? ? "Jasper Redwood. Of course you know him."
? ? ? ? "Yes," answered Rodney with a presentiment of evil.
? ? ? ? He felt that it would be dangerous to have Jasper know of his present position, but did not venture to give a hint of this to James.
? ? ? ? His fears were not groundless. Only the day after James met Jasper on the street.
? ? ? ? "Anything new?" asked Jasper.
? ? ? ? "Yes; we've got one of your old friends in our store."
? ? ? ? "Who is it?"
? ? ? ? "Rodney Ropes."
? ? ? ? Jasper stopped short, and whistled. He was excessively surprised, as he supposed Rodney still to be Arthur Sargent's tutor.
? ? ? ? "You don't mean it?" he ejaculated.
? ? ? ? "Why not? Is there anything so strange about it?"
? ? ? ? "Yes. Did Ropes bring a recommendation from Mr. Goodnow?"
? ? ? ? "I suppose so. I don't know."
? ? ? ? "If he did, it's forged."
? ? ? ? "Why should it be?"
? ? ? ? "Goodnow wouldn't give him a recommendation.
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