"
"There is no boy in the village whom I would rather associate
with," said Linton, with sturdy friendship.
"I don't admire your taste, then," said Randolph. "I don't
believe your father and mother like you to keep such company."
"There you are mistaken," said Linton, with spirit. "They have
an excellent opinion of Luke, and if he should ever need a friend,
I am sure my father would be willing to help him."
"Well, I must be going," said Randolph, by no means pleased
with this advocacy of Luke. "Come round and see me soon.
You never come to our house."
Linton answered politely, but did not mean to become intimate
with Randolph, who was by no means to his taste. He knew
that it was only his social position that won him the invitation,
and that if his father should suddenly lose his property, Randolph's
cordiality would be sensibly diminished. Such friendship, he
felt, was not to be valued.
"What are you thinking about? You seem in a brown study,"
said a pleasant voice.
Looking up, Linton recognized his teacher, Mr. Hooper.
"I was thinking of Luke Larkin," answered Linton.
"By the by, where is Luke? I have not seen him for some time.
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