But I will allow you to know about
that later." With this and a nod to Mr. Abraham and a farewell grin at
me, he took his departure.
Neither to my employer nor myself was the prospect of visiting the prison
and the courtroom at all alluring, especially as our simultaneous absence
would entail shutting up the store; and it was a relief to us each when
the sergeant paid us a second, hurried visit to tell us that, because the
accused males had determined to plead responsible, our testimony wouldn't be
required. So that disposed of the business as far as we had been involved.
CHAPTER V. MR. PARRISH
IT has been remarked, slightly obviously, that it's an ill wind that blows
nobody good, and in addition that one man's meat is another man's poison. The
application of these samples of proverbial wisdom to this history is in
the respective results of a extreme attack of bronchitis upon Mr. Abraham
and me. The bronchitis was his, with all its attendant disadvantages, an
unmitigated evil, whereas to me it was the figuring out factor of a
helpful change.
While he was confined to his bed, below the care of the elderly Jewess
who customarily "did for him ", my day by day process was, when i had shut
up the shop, to carry the contents of the until with the day-book to his
bedroom that he might compare them and verify the day's takings; and it
was on one of those events, when he was starting to mend, that the
change in my prospects came into view.
"I have been eager about you, Nat," said he. "You're an industrious
lad, and you've got performed your obligation by me
since I've been unwell, and I believe I
ought to do something for you in return.
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