IN WHICH BOBBY IS A LITTLE TOO SMART The clouds were rolled back, and Bobby no longer had a doubt as to the success of his undertaking.

It requires but a little sunshine to gladden the heart, and the influence of his first success scattered all the misgivings he had cherished.
Two New England shillings is undoubtedly a very small sum of money; but Bobby had made two shillings, and he would not have considered himself more fortunate if some unknown relative had left him a fortune.

It gave him confidence in his powers, and as he walked away from the house, he reviewed the circumstances of his first sale.
The old lady had told him at first she did not wish to buy a book, and, moreover, had spoken rather contemptuously of the craft to which he had now the honor to belong.

He gave himself the credit of having conquered the old lady's prejudices.

He had sold her a book in spite of her evident intention not to purchase.