Chapter 21
After Roy, with Andy's assistance, had prepared his lesson in Caesar, John Crawford began to converse with him with a view of forming a judgment of his business qualifications. "Are you especially interested in the jewelry line?" he asked. "No, sir. It was merely chance that led me to Mr. Flint's store." "I see you are a Latin scholar. What career did you expect to follow if your father's misfortune had not interrupted your education?" "I don't think I should care for a profession. I prefer a life of business." "You have had no special business in view?" "No, sir. I think I could adapt myself to any that I had an opportunity to follow." "What pay did you receive from Mr. Flint?" "Five dollars a week." "I will tell you why I am inquiring. I am in the real estate business, in rather
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