You were coupled with that Tom Spicer, who is the most consummate little villain I ever saw, and I understood your situation.
Ah, Bobby, your only mistake was in having anything to do with that fellow." "I left him at Brunswick because he began to behave badly; but he joined me again at Augusta.

He had spent nearly all his money, and did not know what to do.

I pitied him, and meant to do something to help him out of the scrape." "Generous as ever! I have heard all about this before." "Indeed; who told you ?" "Tom Spicer himself." "Tom ?" asked Bobby, completely mystified.
"Yes, Tom; you see, when I heard about your trouble, Squire Lee and myself--" "Squire Lee?
Does he know about it ?" "He does; and you may depend upon it, he thinks more highly of you than ever before.

He and I immediately went down to Augusta to inquire into the matter.

We called upon the governor of the state, who said that he had seen you, and bought a book of you." "Of me!" exclaimed Bobby, startled to think he had sold a book to a governor.
"Yes; you called at his house; probably you did not know that he was the chief magistrate of the state.