? ? ? ? "And how are all your children, Mr. Canfield?" asked Jefferson.
? ? ? ? "Maria is married to a worthy young man in the next town. Benjamin is employed in a book store, and Austin wants to go to college, but I don't see any way to send him, poor boy!" and the minister sighed softly.
? ? ? ? "Does it cost much to keep a boy in college?"
? ? ? ? "Not so much as might be supposed. There are beneficiary funds for deserving students, and then there is teaching to eke out a poor young man's income, so that I don't think it would cost over a hundred and fifty dollars a year."
? ? ? ? "That isn't a large sum."
? ? ? ? "Not in itelf, but you know, Jefferson, my salary is only four hundred dollars a year. It would take nearly half my income, so I think Austin will have to give up his hopes of going to college and follow in his brother's steps."
? ? ? ? "How old is Austin now?"
? ? ? ? "He is eighteen.
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