"Off home with you!" Andy might well be frightened at the terrible face and threatening words of this woman, and he was frightened.

But he did not turn and fly, as she meant that he should.

He had learned, young as he was, that if he were driven off by every rebuff, he would starve.

It was only through importunity and perseverance that he lived.

So he held his ground, his large, clear eyes fixed steadily on the woman's face as she advanced upon him.