Slow and Sure: The Story of Paul Hoffman the Young Street-Merchant

or the forenoon, and returning to their temp

inquiringly, "have you

cely furnished rooms in Bleecker str

above our m

at them. We must expect to pay

take furnished rooms?" ask

, you know, and it would take too much of our capital to b

ul. At any rate we will go

ave the paper with me, and

mother?"

iderably, Jimmy," said Paul. "I

nk it will be better," said his mother. "Are

rtily. "I shall be glad of his company. Mr. Norton and S

ton, and readily resigned himself to stay at home. Paul and his mother went out, an

e had been when Bleecker street was fashionable, and lined with the dwellings of substantial and prosperous

and the door was ope

Herald about some rooms to let,

stress," was the repl

parlor, where they took seats on a hard sofa.

t my rooms?" she inquired

ou pl

that I have vacant. If you will f

he threw open the door of a good-siz

th this," she said, "and a bedroom

r housekeeping?" a

k room fitted for cooking.

e was already put up. Both rooms were carpeted. In the front room there was a sofa, a

accommodations," said Mr

" said the landlady. "I have delaye

ike it, mothe

well,

e for such accommodations would be beyond their

ask for these roo

ll room upsta

es

dollars

ay. This was more than three times

ave hitherto," he said in a low voic

is more than we can afford

nnot afford to pay thir

said the landlady. "You won't fi

Mrs. Hoffman, "only it is more than we

ecidedly. "I am sure to g

we must look furthe

your mind, perhaps you will com

h would you charge for

ix dollar

; but still, as Paul's income from his business only amounted to fi

offman as they went downstairs.

we can afford to pay, P

ord twenty dollars

three times as mu

ther. When we first took the other rooms, six dollars a month was

have you got on

oms in Prince stre

hey would be t

go and look at the

rnished, and though not intended for housekeeping, could be us

ay more than twenty doll

fference and say twenty-two and a half

other-a bo

you the rooms," said the landlady, her manner c

very qu

id the landlady decidedly. "They

e," said Mrs. Hoffman, resenting th

e his mother," rejoined the landla

so," said Paul. "I am more n

said the landlady-a remark at whic

mother," he said. "Perhaps we shall find som

lesome, and for some time afterward he made it a subject for joking Jimmy. T

re visited, but neither proved satisfactory. In one place the rooms w

es of a neighboring clock. "I had no idea it was so hard finding

this afternoon and prov

t his place of business at any rate, as I may need to draw some of the

o as you think best

mot

r want of success, was cordially invited by Mrs. Norton to remain