Capitolo 22
promises and pay his/her debts in full, if enough time is given him/it.
"I cannot get any help or suggestion from the Mr. Fielding", thought Rodney. "I am
thrown on my his/her own resources, and it has to fight as good against the battle of the life
how I am able alone."
He went out in front of the House of Astor. As he left the car he dirtied his
shoes with the mud so characteristic street of New York.
"Do you polish Your boots?" churches to a young Arab, while throwing a look with an eye of business to
The shoes squirted of Rodney.
Rodney accepted his/her offer, not so a lot because he thought the black polish
it would last, as for the opportunity to doubt the free one and
young independent citizen that was doing, what he hoped to do what that is,
earning a living for him.
"Business it is good with you?" Asked Rodney. "You/he/she should be with the
road in this condition."
"Yes; de and I that Road Commissioner is together in league. Him ago
business good for me."
"And does an errand pay him/it?" Rodney smiling asked.
"I cannot say any secretses official. It is probable that I/you/he/she am bad for me."
"You are an original genius."
"Am I? I don't hope for her to the callins' me the names."
"Oh no. I am only paying him/it a compliment. Which is Your name?"
"Mike Flynn."
"Was it alive Mike?"
"To the Cottage."
"Do I suppose that you mean the Screamers 'Lodgings?'"
"Yes."
"How much to pay there does it have?"
"Six cents for lodgin', and six cents for supper and breakfast."
"Or, six cents for each."
"Yes; You the ai not the comin' to live there is?" Asked Mike.
"I don't know--I can have."
"You are jokin.'"
"Does thing make her think that I am joking?"
"Because you are a long sea. Look to them at clo'es!"
"I have a good suit of suits, to be sure but I don't have many money.
You are best street that I am."
"As it is that?" Mike incredulously asked.
"You have job to do, and I am not earning anything."
"If you have money enough to buy a box and to brush, you can go in with