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Now or Never

Chapter 8 IN WHICH MR. TIMMINS IS ASTONISHED, AND BOBBY DINES IN CHESTNUT STREET

Word Count: 1961    |    Released on: 06/12/2017

h the gentleman by his side, and hearing the noise

Mr. Timmins. "I threatened to turn him out if he didn't; and I m

he wished to have his case judged on its own merits; so he t

s," added Bobby, picking up the one he h

is an impudent, obstinate puppy! In m

d him I wanted to buy it," adde

m; and he said i

twenty-five c

mmins?" asked Mr.

m fourpence," repli

y by this monstrous lie. "He said twenty-five cents; and I told him I could

e!" protes

. Bayard. "Are you f

ll look on your memorandum boo

ed Mr. Bayard, as he grasped the hand of Bobby, much to the

Bright

and the bookseller shook the hand he held with hearty g

onished Mr. Timmins, who did not know what to make of the cord

this is not the first time he has been c

g his head with sham

" he began, but pride or

if you please," said Bobby.

who stood by his side, and a smile

le! Butler, this is th

giant!" replied Mr. Butl

Perhaps, too, he thought of that Scripture wisdom about entertaining angels unawares. He was very much abash

liar about me,"

me mistake," sug

pable of a falsehood. Besides, I got a letter from my friend Squire Lee by

lected the squire's from among them. Opening it, he read a

er be whipped than tell a lie. He is noted through the place for his love of truth.'-That is pretty str

when he was praised, and Mr. Tim

ho is the liar now?" said Mr.

n me off now, I cannot get another plac

have thought o

sir, so that I want

turn him off, if you please, sir," said Bobby, who even now wished no harm t

from such a source, was compelled to reply in the affirmative; and Mr. Bayar

to my house and dine with me. Ell

lly, "I have been to dinner"-referring

go to the ho

but I came on business. I will stay he

nd how stylish the people were, and he had some misgivings about venturin

. Ellen would never forgive yo

, still willing to escape the fine house and the fine fol

ed Mr. Bayard. "H

s that 'a penny saved is a penny earned,' and I thought I

th me. Timmins, go

inished asking Bobby how all the people in

ine for a poor boy like him. Mr. Bayard and Mr. Butler (whom the former had invited to dine with him) seated them

with wonder at the drapery curtains, at the tall mirrors, the elegant chandeliers, and the fantastically shaped chairs an

nto the parlor like a hoiden school girl, grasped both his hands, kissed both his rosy

cherish towards those immaculate young men who have saved them from drowning in a horse pond, pulled them back just as they were tumbling over a precipice two thousand five hundred feet high, or rescued them from a house

n away with her, in case her papa was unnecessarily obstinate. She was very glad to see him, and I have no doubt

ice to the viands set before him. It is true the silver forks, the napkins, the finger bowls, and other articles of luxury and show, to which he had been entirely unaccustomed, bothered him not a little; but he kept perfectly cool, and carefully

unfolded his plan for the future. To make his story intel

. "But, Robert, you must let me advanc

ough in that way. I have g

said Mr.

soon earn eno

courage and energy, and you will s

nce," continued Bobby, who had now grown quite bold, and felt as much at home in the

ve all the bo

an to be independent. I didn't want to take that thirty-five dollars, th

ave given you a hundred,

t. Too much money ma

k; though, big as it was, it meant something. When he proposed to go to

rt out to-morrow, and I

till the next day; you wi

e anything to do, now is always the best time to do it. Dr. Fran

would adopt some of Dr. Franklin's wise saws. I should be a

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1 Chapter 1 IN WHICH BOBBY GOES A FISHING, AND CATCHES A HORSE2 Chapter 2 IN WHICH BOBBY BLUSHES SEVERAL TIMES, AND DOES A SUM IN ARITHMETIC3 Chapter 3 IN WHICH THE LITTLE BLACK HOUSE IS BOUGHT BUT NOT PAID FOR4 Chapter 4 IN WHICH BOBBY GETS OUT OF ONE SCRAPE, AND INTO ANOTHER5 Chapter 5 IN WHICH BOBBY GIVES HIS NOTE FOR SIXTY DOLLARS6 Chapter 6 IN WHICH BOBBY SETS OUT ON HIS TRAVELS7 Chapter 7 IN WHICH BOBBY STANDS UP FOR CERTAIN INALIENABLE RIGHTS 8 Chapter 8 IN WHICH MR. TIMMINS IS ASTONISHED, AND BOBBY DINES IN CHESTNUT STREET9 Chapter 9 IN WHICH BOBBY OPENS VARIOUS ACCOUNTS, AND WINS HIS FIRST VICTORY10 Chapter 10 IN WHICH BOBBY IS A LITTLE TOO SMART11 Chapter 11 IN WHICH BOBBY STRIKES A BALANCE, AND RETURNS TO RIVERDALE12 Chapter 12 IN WHICH BOBBY ASTONISHES SUNDRY PERSONS AND PAYS PART OF HIS NOTE13 Chapter 13 IN WHICH BOBBY DECLINES A COPARTNERSHIP AND VISITS B-- AGAIN14 Chapter 14 IN WHICH BOBBY'S AIR CASTLE IS UPSET AND TOM SPICER TAKES TO THE WOODS15 Chapter 15 IN WHICH BOBBY GETS INTO A SCRAPE, AND TOM SPICER TURNS UP AGAIN16 Chapter 16 IN WHICH BOBBY FINDS IT IS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NO ONE ANY GOOD 17 Chapter 17 IN WHICH TOM HAS A GOOD TIME, AND BOBBY MEETS WITH A TERRIBLE MISFORTUNE18 Chapter 18 IN WHICH BOBBY TAKES FRENCH LEAVE, AND CAMPS IN THE WOODS19 Chapter 19 IN WHICH BOBBY HAS A NARROW ESCAPE, AND GOES TO SEA WITH SAM RAY20 Chapter 20 IN WHICH THE CLOUDS BLOW OVER, AND BOBBY IS HIMSELF AGAIN21 Chapter 21 IN WHICH BOBBY STEPS OFF THE STAGE, AND THE AUTHOR MUST FINISH NOW OR NEVER