2/40 I'll be all right, Uncle Steve. Don't you bother about me." He ate a little breakfast, about one half of the usual amount, and then, asking to be excused, went to the window, where he again stared out at the tiled roofs, the green foliage in the valley of Mexico and the ranges and peaks beyond. He was taking his resolution, and he was carrying it out, but it was hard, very hard. He foresaw that he would have to strengthen his will many, many times. Mr.Austin took no further worry on Ned's account, thinking that he would be all right again in a day or two. |