"That poor old fellow! I'll wager he has had a hard time all through life, and that he's still wondering why it all had to happen.

How old would you say Mr.Hinman is, Tom ?" "He'll never have a seventieth birthday again," replied Reade thoughtfully.

"My! A man at that age ought not to have to bother with working.

It's pitiful.

It's a shame!" "Maybe he finds his only happiness in work," Darrin suggested.
"I have known old people like that." By this time Dan had taken one of the lanterns into the tent, and was undressing.