? ? ? ? "Do you mean in reading aloud, sir?"
? ? ? ? "Yes."
? ? ? ? "I will try, if you wish."
? ? ? ? "Take a book from the table--any book--and let me hear you read."
? ? ? ? Frank opened the first book that came to hand-- one of Irving's and read in a clear, unembarrassed voice about half a page.
? ? ? ? "Very good indeed!" said Mr. Wharton. "You have been well taught. Where did you attend school?"
? ? ? ? "Only in the town school, sir."
? ? ? ? "You have, at any rate, made good use of your advantages."
? ? ? ? "But will it do me any good, sir?" asked Frank.
? ? ? ? "People are not paid for reading, are they?"
? ? ? ? "Not in general, but we will suppose the case of a person whose eyes are weak, and likely to be badly affected by evening use.
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