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"Mr. Weston has been very kind," said she. "Of course he has seen that
Tim had every chance. He is the most thoughtful man I ever knew.
He----"
Weston's excellent qualities were well known to me. I had discovered
them long ago, and I did not care to hear Mary descant on them at
length. He had done much for Tim, but it was what Tim had done for
himself that I was proud of, so I interrupted her rather rudely.
"Yes, he got Tim his place; but you must remember Mr. Weston has hardly
been in New York a day since the boy left. He doesn't bother much
about business, so, after all, Tim is working his way alone."
"Yes," said Mary. She had missed a stitch somewhere, and it irritated
her greatly. That was evident by the way she picked at it. She
remedied the trouble somehow, recovered her composure, and went on
knitting.
"Is it eight dollars he is making, did you say?" she asked.
"Yes, eight," I replied, verifying the figure with a glance at the
letter.
"A week or a month?"
"A week. Just think of it--that is more than I got in the army.
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