They usually say that he has turned out very well, or remark that he always was a fine fellow.

I never know what reply to make." Wilson chuckled and leaned back in his chair, shaking his left foot gently.

"I expect the fact is that we none of us knew him very well, Mrs.Alexander.Though I will say for myself that I was always confident he'd do something extraordinary." Mrs.Alexander's shoulders gave a slight movement, suggestive of impatience.

"Oh, I should think that might have been a safe prediction.
Another cup, please ?" "Yes, thank you.

But predicting, in the case of boys, is not so easy as you might imagine, Mrs.Alexander.Some get a bad hurt early and lose their courage; and some never get a fair wind.