Miss Pym did n't like it at first , but Ma said it would help the poor folks , and a little fun would n't hurt the children . I thought of you right away , and if you do n't get as much money as I do , you shall have some of mine , so Kitty can go away soon . '' Will 's merry face grew very sweet and kind as she said that , and Jimmy was glad his mother called him just then , because he did not know how to thank this friend in need . When he came out with the parcel of vests he looked like a different boy , for Mrs. Nelson had told him to go and find out all about it , and had seemed as much dazzled by the prospect as he did , sewing was such weary work . Their interview with Miss Pym was a most encouraging one , and it was soon settled that Jimmy should go with Will to try for a place on the morrow . `` And I 'll get it , too ! '' he said to himself , as he kissed Kitty 's thin cheek , full of the sweet hope that he might be the means of bringing back life and color to the little face he loved so well . He was so excited he could not sleep , and beguiled the long hours by humming under his breath all the airs he knew belonging to the already popular opera . Next morning he flew about his work as if for a wager , and when Will came for him there was not a happier heart in all the city than the hopeful one that thumped under Jimmy 's threadbare best jacket . Such a crowd of girls and boys as they found at the hall where they were told to apply for inspection ; such a chirping and piping went on there , it sounded like a big cage full of larks and linnets ; and by and by , when the trial was over , such a smiling troop of children as was left to be drilled by the energetic gentlemen who had the matter in hand . Among this happy band stood our Jimmy , chosen for his good voice , and Will , because of her bright face and lively , self-possessed manners . They could hardly wait to be dismissed , and it was a race home to see who should be first to tell the good news . Jimmy tried to be quiet on Kitty 's account , but failed entirely ; and it was a pleasant sight to see the boy run into his mother 's arms , crying joyfully , -- `` I 'm in ! I 'm in ! Ten dollars a week ! Hurrah ! '' `` I can hardly believe it ! '' And weary Mrs. Nelson dropped her needle to indulge in a few moments of delightful repose . `` If it goes well they may want us for a month or six weeks , '' the man said . `` Just think , maybe I 'll get fifty or sixty dollars !
and Baby will get well right off , '' cried XXXXX , in an arithmetical sort of rapture , as he leaned above Kitty , who tried to clap her little hands without quite knowing what the joy was all about .
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