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CHAPTER XLIII CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES.
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ATHAN,” asked Mrs. Middleton, “have you ever heard anything of our old boarder, Tom Temple?”
“No, my dear, except that he went to California in the steerage, I believe. I suspect he was very destitute1.”
“I am glad of it,” said Mrs. Middleton emphatically. “It does me good to see pride have a fall, and that boy was the proudest upstart I ever met.”
“He certainly had a great appetite, my dear, and was very particular about his accommodations.”
“Well, my dear, we got very high board for him.”
“Very true; I wouldn’t have stood his impudence4 otherwise. Squire5 Davenport’s family got disgusted with him. He put on his airs even with them. So he went in the steerage, did he?”
“So I heard.”
“I warrant he would have been glad to get back to our home, much as he turned up his nose at it.”
“Good gracious!” ejaculated Mr. Middleton. “Is it you, Thomas?”
“Yes, sir,” said Tom; “here I am, alive and kicking. I didn’t think you’d remember me. How do you do, Mrs. Middleton?”
“I am well,” said the lady stiffly.
“I thought you were in California, Thomas,” said Mr. Middleton.
“So I was.”
“We heard that you were reduced to going by steerage,” remarked Mrs. Middleton with spiteful triumph.
“You were misinformed,” said Tom coolly, “I went first-class, and returned in the same way.”
“Oh, indeed. I heard that you had a few hundred dollars left. You must have spent it all by this time.”
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