It was part of my punishment, and it may be my long waiting is not yet over." Here once more he paused, looking hard at me with his frightened eyes.
I was going to speak, but he stopped me.
"No; let me finish.

I came here, sought work, and found it; and found more than work--I found your friend.

When I first met him he was unhappy and friendless.

You know why better than I do.

I watched him, and saw his gallant struggle against poverty and discouragement and perhaps unkindness.