9/9 He won't shed many tears at leaving Centreville." "Well, we'll all meet this evening at the hotel. I depend upon your both being ready to start in the morning." "All right, I'll let Luke know." It may be thought singular that Ferdinand should have made so liberal an offer to two comparative strangers; but, to do the young man justice, though he had plenty of faults, he was disposed to be generous when he had money, though he was not particular how he obtained it. Clapp and Luke Harrison he recognized as congenial spirits, and he was willing to sacrifice something to obtain their companionship. How long his fancy was likely to last was perhaps doubtful; but for the present he was eager to associate them with his own plans.. |