I bowed after the old fashion taught at home.

"Shake hands. How are you?" said Mr Solomon; and I shook hands with

him and said I was quite well, I thanked him; and he said, "Hah!"

"He has just come up from Hampton, Grant--from Sir Francis Linton's.

He's going to take you back."

"Take me back, sir!" I said wonderingly. "Have--have I done anything

you don't like?"

"No, my lad, no--only I've taught you all I can; and now you will go

with him and learn gardening under glass--to grow peaches, and grapes,

and mushrooms, and all kinds of choice flowers."

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