? ? ? ? "Then it is necessary for you to get a place as soon as possible."
? ? ? ? "Yes; I have a sister to support; Grace, you know."
? ? ? ? "No, I don't know. The fact is, Frank, I have been imposing upon you. I never saw you before in the whole course of my life."
? ? ? ? "What made you say you knew me?"
? ? ? ? "I wanted to get a dinner out of you. Don't be troubled, though; I'll pay back the money. I've been out of a place for three or four weeks, but I enter upon one the first of next week. For the rest of the week I've got nothing to do, and I will try to get you a place.
? ? ? ? "The first thing is to get a room somewhere. I'll tell you what, you may have part of my room."
? ? ? ? "Is it expensive?"
? ? ? ? "No; I pay a dollar and a half a week. I think the old lady won't charge more than fifty cents extra for you."
? ? ? ? "Then my share would be a dollar."
? ? ? ? "You may pay only fifty cents.
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