Capitolo 65
what a gradual change was coming him/it on.
"I want to grow her on a gentleman, Cheat" she told him one day.
"I am too much raw for that, Florence. I am only a road and ignorant boy."
"You won't be a road and ignorant boy all of Your life. I don't do
sees because you should not grow on a smoothed gentleman."
"I won't be never as that de the young one" of Brabazon, it said him.
"No, Cheat; I don't think that you want", Florence dictates, laughing. "ME
doesn't want you to become effeminate neither a beau. I think that I would like
You less that I now do."
"Does do her as me, Florence?" Asked cheat, making on.
"Me to be sure I do. I hope that you don't doubt him/it."
"Because, it doesn't seem natural-as. You are a young lady to the fashion----"
"Not very to the fashion, Cheat, only currently."
"Well, a young tall-tuned up lady--one of the point-tops, and I am a raw
Boy of Bowery."
"You is once, but you are quickly getting on that. It ever did her
does feel of Andy Johnson?"
"Who was?"
"He became President of the United States. Well, to the age of
twenty-one him neither you/he/she could read neither you/he/she could write."
"To twenty-one?" Repeated cheat. "Because, I am only eighteen years old, and I do
knows anything of readin' and writin.'"
"Be sure! Well, Andy Johnson was taught to read and to write from his
wife. He kept on improving him up to, in progress of time he became
a Senator of United States, Vice-president and later, President.
Now, I don't expect that you equalize him, but I don't see reason because You
doesn't owe becoming a well-cultured man if you are happy to work, and
you keep on working."
"I will hold on, Florence", said Cheat, sincerely.
"If I ever find my relationships I don't want them to be ashamed of me."
It was not the first time that he had referred to his/her uncertain origin.
"Won't Tim Bolton tell him anything on Your family?"
"No; I have asked once to him more'n. He always says him it is my father, and
that does me angry."
"It is strange Florence", said, thoughtfully. "I had a young cousin