Later on he would gradually work his way out West , where there was more room for an ambitious small boy to expand and grow . Chester dreamed some dazzling dreams as he sat there on the bench under the Belltown chestnuts . Passers-by , if they noticed him at all , saw merely a rather small , poorly clad boy , with a great many freckles , a square jaw and shrewd , level-gazing grey eyes . But this same lad was mapping out a very brilliant future for himself as people passed him heedlessly by . He would get out West , somehow or other , some time or other , and make a fortune . Then , perhaps , he would go back to Upton for a visit and shine in his splendour before all his old neighbours . It all seemed very easy and alluring , sitting there in the quiet little Belltown square . Chester , you see , possessed imagination . That , together with the crackers and cheese , so cheered him up that he felt ready for anything . He was aroused from a dream of passing Aunt Harriet by in lofty scorn and a glittering carriage , by the shrill whistle of the boat . Chester pocketed his remaining crackers and cheese and his visions also , and was once more his alert , wide-awake self . He had inquired the way to the wharf from the grocer , so he found no difficulty in reaching it . When the boat steamed down the muddy little river , Chester was on board of her . He was glad to be out of Belltown , for he was anything but sure that he would not encounter some Upton people as long as he was in it . They often went to Belltown on business , but never to Montrose . There were not many passengers on the boat , and Chester scrutinized them all so sharply in turn that he could have sworn to each and every one of them for years afterwards had it been necessary . The one he liked best was a middle-aged lady who sat just before him on the opposite side of the deck She was plump and motherly looking , with a fresh , rosy face and beaming blue eyes . `` If I was looking for anyone to adopt me I 'd pick her , '' said Chester to himself . The more he looked at her , the better he liked her . He labelled her in his mind as `` the nice , rosy lady . ''
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