CHAPTER IX.. Opening the Subject.

OPENING THE SUBJECT.

Nat coming home--telling the sad news to his mother--sifting Sam Drake's character--going to Frank's to bury Trip--asking permission of parents--how some take advantage--Frank's arrangement for the burial--Trip's coffin--buried in the garden--Nat's funeral oration--going to supper--the difficult lesson in arithmetic--stunned by the announcement--his objection--his mother suggested that the operatives had a library--the result, and Nat's last thoughts at night 90-99