Have you got it ? Oh , my dear boy ! your fortune is made if you go to that well-established and flourishing place , with those good men to help you along ! ' ' I think I have , but we must n't be too sure of anything yet . I may not suit ; I 'm only on trial , and must begin at the beginning and work my way up faithfully . Mr Tiber was very kind , and will push me on as fast as is fair to the other fellows , and as I prove myself fit to go up . I 'm to begin the first of next month in the book-room , filling orders ; and I go round and get orders , and do various other things of the sort . I like it . I am ready to do anything about books , if it 's only to dust them , ' laughed Demi , well pleased with his prospects , for , after trying various things , he seemed at last to have found the sort of work he liked , and a prospect that was very inviting to him . ` You inherit that love of books from grandpa ; he ca n't live without them . I 'm glad of it . Tastes of that kind show a refined nature , and are both a comfort and a help all one 's life . I am truly glad and grateful , John , that at last you want to settle , and have got such an entirely satisfactory place . Most boys begin much earlier ; but I do n't believe in sending them out to face the world so young , just when body and soul need home care and watchfulness . Now you are a man , and must begin your life for yourself . Do your best , and be as honest , useful , and happy as your father , and I wo n't care about making a fortune . ' ` I 'll try , mother . Could n't have a better chance ; for Tiber & Co. treat their people like gentlemen , and pay generously for faithful work . Things are done in a businesslike way there , and that suits me . I hate promises that are not kept , and shiftless or tyrannical ways anywhere .
Mr XXXXX said : `` This is only to teach you the ropes , Brooke ; I shall have other work for you by and by . ''
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