8/12 I can't abide folks that's stuck up. I'd rather own a cousin like you." "Thank you, Mr.Bickford." "When do you want me to come round ?" "How long do you stay in town ?" "Well, I expect to stop overnight at the tavern; I can't get through in one day." "Then come round to the Academy to-morrow morning, about half-past eight. School don't begin till nine, but the boys will be playing ball alongside. Then we'll give you an introduction to your cousin." "That'll suit me well enough. I'll come." Tom Carver returned in triumph, and communicated to the other boys the arrangement be had made with Mr.Bickford, and his unexpected discovery of the genuine relationship that existed between Fitz and the tin-pedler. |