"It's too serious a matter." Just then his father broke in, almost impatiently, with,-- "Well, Ford, my boy, have you done your errand?
or shall I have to see about it myself?
You've been gone two days." "Thirty-seven hours and a half, father," replied Ford, taking out his watch.

"I've kept an exact account of my expenses.

We've saved the cost of advertising." "And spent it on railroading," said his father, with a laugh.
"But, Ford," asked Annie, "did you find a house ?--a good one ?" "Yes," added Mrs.Foster: "now I'm sure you're safe, I do want to hear about the house." "It's all right, mother," said Ford confidently.

"The very house you told me to hunt for.

Neither too large nor too small.