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.

At any rate, he was very much pleased with you, and sorry to hear of your misfortune.