? ? ? ? "I will remember what you say. You seem young to act as adviser to a man like me. Are you in business?"
? ? ? ? "At present I am out of work, but I have money enough to last me three months."
? ? ? ? "Are you, like my new acquaintance, possessed of independent means?"
? ? ? ? "Not now, but I was six months ago."
? ? ? ? "How did you lose your money?"
? ? ? ? "I did not lose it. My guardian lost it for me."
? ? ? ? "What is your name?"
? ? ? ? "Rodney Ropes."
? ? ? ? "You've had some pretty bad luck. Come up to my room and tell me about it."
? ? ? ? "I shall be glad to do so, sir."
? ? ? ? Mr. Pettigrew called for his key and led the way up to a plain room on the third floor.
? ? ? ? "Come in," he said. "The room is small, but I guess it will hold us both. Now go ahead with your story."
? ? ? ? In a short time Rodney had told his story in full to his new acquaintance, encouraged to do so by his sympathetic manner.
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