I shall feel awfully lonely without you." "I am very much disappointed, Charlie, but duty will keep me at home.
My father's sudden, alarming sickness has broken up all my plans." "Yes, Dick, of course you can't go." "If my father should recover, in a few weeks, I will come out and join you, Charlie." "I hope you may be able to, Dick.

By the way, how about your ticket ?" "I shall have to lose it, unless the company will give me another in place of it." "They ought to do it." "Yes, but they are rather stiff about it.

I would sell it for a hundred dollars." Joe heard this and his heart beat high.
He pressed forward, and said eagerly: "Will you sell it to me for that ?" The young man addressed as Dick looked, in surprise, at the poorly dressed boy who had addressed him.
"Do you want to go to California ?" he asked.
"Yes, sir," said Joe.

"I am very anxious to go." "Do I understand you to offer a hundred dollars for my ticket ?" "Yes, sir; but I can't pay you now." "When do you expect to be able to pay me, then ?" "Not till I've earned the money in California." "Have you thought before of going ?" "Yes, sir.

Until an hour ago I thought that it was all arranged that I should go.