Chapter 25
Wilkesville was an inland city, of from fifteen to twenty thousand inhabitants. As Philip and the professor passed along the principal street, they saw various stores of different kinds, with here and there a large, high, plain-looking structure, which they were told was used for the manufacture of shoes. "Wilkesville will give us a large audience," he said, in a tone of satisfaction. "I hope so," said our hero. "Hope so? I know so!" said the professor confidently. "The town is full of young men, employed in shoe-making. They are fond of amusement, and they will gladly seize an opportunity of patronizing a first-class entertainment like ours." The professor's reasoning seemed good, but logic sometimes fails, and Philip was not quite so sanguine. He said nothing, however, to dampe
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