He had never been much of a traveler, and the scenes which were to greet his eyes were all novel.

He had heard a good deal of Boston also, and he wanted to see it.
Besides the money which Miss Grant had given him to defray his expenses, he had with him ten dollars of his own.

Since his mother had received the two donations from Colonel Preston she made Andy keep half his wages for his own use.

These were now seven dollars a week, so he kept three and a half, and of this sum was able to lay up about half.

So he had a supply of money in his trunk, of which he had taken with him ten dollars.
"Maybe I'll see something I want to buy in the city," he said to himself.
I don't mean to dwell upon the journey.