tleman righted himself, and

re not hurt,

boy," said the gentleman. "I am a little

sh me to go w

perhaps require you, but I s

k you

live in

se to do so. I have come he

ble that the old gentleman might

u may earn?" asked the gentle

, but when that is gone I s

hing for a boy to be employed. Otherwi

shall be glad to

applied an

nsuccessful applications, and the o

oughtfully, "more confidence is place

ble walk, and Phil was surprised that his companion should walk, when he could e

spend some time in the open air, and ev

Street they

niece," he said, "just on th

th a brown-stone front, the old gentleman paus

l bid you good-mo

lunch with me," said

at he was no longer actively engaged in business, but was a silent pa

, sir," an

intended to be accepted, and he saw

t who opened the door, "tell your mistress tha

Hannah, surveying P

friend," said Mr. Carter. "You

ich he used as a bed-chamber. The furniture was handsome and costl

ed his hair. Then a bell rang, and follow

room a lady was standing by the fire, and beside her was a boy of about Phil's

r, "I have brought a youn

d the lady. "Has he

a new acq

to him if I k

name

n hesitated, for in t

ip Br

Brent," said Mrs. Pitkin,

you,

e this morning?" she continued, herself

or him. "I had lost my balance, and should have had a

ure," said Mrs. Pitkin, b

ter, "this is my grand

the boy alrea

Alonzo, staring at Phi

k you," answered

asked Alonzo, after a

fth St

r the Bower

es

ders and exchanged a signi

ed that he was a nobody. Phil himself had begun to suspect that he was unfashionably locat

anners, showed any lack of good breeding. He seemed quite at home at Mrs. Pitkin's table, and i

alone, Uncle Oliver?" as

es

to trouble Mr. Bre

tly, though he suspected that it was not co

iend's time," said the old gentleman cheerfully; "but I infer, fro

s position, Mr. Brent

looking for a pl

d for some tim

only yesterday

leave good homes in the country to seek pl

ke it advisable," suggested Mr. Carter, who,

, in a tone so significant that Phil wondered wheth

hope Master Philip may find some good and satisfa

is generally a plain meal, was over, and Mr.

er your prospects,

er the two had left the ro

I don't l

n't you

is very extraordinary, this sudd

him any money?" asked Al

o, Lonny, but it don't look righ

marked Alonzo, with sudden hostility.

y rights," obse

s boy doesn't get any

much amazed if he had ov