She understood the meaning of the repulse, as he meant she should, and she felt it.
And who should he run against on the wharf in the city but his old friend Patsey McConough, who had done him such a good turn when he first arrived in the metropolis.

The genial Irishman had driven down with a carriage to meet his employer, who was on the steamer, so he had but little opportunity to talk with Tom, whom he did not recognize until the youth made himself known.

But they shook hands warmly, and each was pleased to find the other doing so well.

They parted with the best wishes, hoping soon to see each other again.
Tom, like a sensible youth, made the most of his vacation.

He spent several days among his friends at Briggsville, who heartily welcomed him among them, even though saddened by the fact that the orphan who went away with him could never return to them again.