CHAPTER XXXVI.
AN INTERESTING CEREMONY.
The little sleepy town of Nyack had hardly waked up on the following
morning, when the news of Tite's arrival was rung in it's ears.
Marvelous stories, too, were told concerning the amount of money he had
brought home, and the different countries he had visited. The inn-keeper
declared at the breakfast table, intending that Mrs. Chapman should hear
it, that he could say of his own knowledge, that the young gentleman had
brought gold enough home to build a castle, have a coach of his own, and
live like a gentleman in the city all the rest of his life.
"Has he really brought home so much money?" enquired Mrs. Chapman,
raising her eyes and looking at Bright with an air of astonishment. "The
young gentleman never mentioned it last night. Well, after all, there's
nothing like young gentlemen of his class seeking their fortunes away
from home. To say the least, it will give the young gentleman a fixed
position in society."
"Yes, my dear," rejoined Chapman, "I always had a good opinion of the
young gentleman.
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