There would be no question now as to his fitness for taking Dolly out for a walk; he would be dressed well enough to attend upon a princess.

This made famous amends for the pair of old boots he had lost the night he broke his leg; a loss he had often silently lamented over in his own mind.

The nurse told him she was patching up his old clothes, and making him a cap, to wear when he was at work on his crossing, for the new ones were much too good for that; and Tony felt as rich as if a large fortune had been left to him.
It was a very joyful thing to go home again.

Dolly was a little shy at first of this new Tony, so different from the poor, ragged, wild-looking old Tony; but a very short time was enough to make her familiar with his nice blue suit, and the anchor-buttons upon it.

He found his place under the counter all nicely papered to keep the draughts out; and a little chaff mattress, made by aunt Charlotte, laid down instead of the shavings upon the floor.