I wrote to him.

What is the salary, George ?" "Forty dollars a week.

I could earn more as a coachman--for some rich heiress." "But George dear---- It would be a beginning.

They are brokers, and there are so many short cuts to fortune in that business! Do try it, my son." "Of course I'll try it.

Do you think I'm a fool?
It will keep me from starving.