The longer she talked with the little man the better her opinion of him became, and she saw that he was gentle, shrewd, capable and sincere--sincere evening his wildest enthusiasm for Jarby's Encyclopedia of Knowledge and Compendium of Literature, Science and Art.
When he arose to go he stood a moment hesitatingly with his hat in his hand.

He coughed apologetically.
"I hope Miss Sally like the little token of esteem; the box of candy;" he said, looking up into Mrs.Smith's face anxiously, "it isn't as if I was used to such matters.

My preference would have been a book; a good book; a book that I could recommend to man, woman or child, containing in a condensed form all the world's knowledge, from the time of Adam to the present day, with an index for ready reference, and useful information for every day of the year.

It was my intention to have given her such a book, which would have been a proper vehicle to convey to her my--my regard, but I learned only last night that she already had a copy of that work, without which no home is complete, and which is published by Jarby & Goss, New York, five dollars, bound in cloth; seven fifty, morocco.

I learned that she already had one." "She told you I had given her my copy ?" asked Mrs.Smith.
"Yes," said Eliph' simply.