\"Well，ofcoursenot!Ididn\'tmeanyouwere。ButIjusthappenedtotellhimwhatIwantedtogointowhenIcouldseemywaytoit，andhecaughtonofhisownaccord。Thefactis，\"saidFulkerson，\"IguessI\'dbettermakeacleanbreastofit，nowI\'matit，Dryfooswantedtogetsomethingforthatboyofhistodo。He\'sinrailroadshimself，andhe\'sinminesandotherthings，andhekeepsbusy，andhecan\'tbeartohavehisboyhangingroundthehousedoingnothing，likeasifhewasagirl。
Itoldhimthatthegreatobjectofarichmanwastogethissonintojustthatfix，buthecouldn\'tseemtoseeit，andtheboyhatedithimself。He\'sgotagoodhead，andhewantedtostudyfortheministrywhentheywerealllivingtogetheroutonthefarm；buthisfatherhadtheold-fashionedideasaboutthat。Youknowtheyusedtothinkthatanysortofstuffwasgoodenoughtomakeapreacheroutof；buttheywantedthegoodtimberforbusiness；andsotheoldmanwouldn\'tlethim。
You\'llseethefellow；you\'lllikehim；he\'snofool，Icantellyou；andhe\'sgoingtobeourpublisher，nominallyatfirstandactuallywhenI\'vetaughthimtheropesalittle。\"
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FulkersonstoppedandlookedatMarch，whomhesawlapsingintoaserioussilence。Doubtlesshedivinedhisuneasinesswiththefactsthathadbeengivenhimtodigest。Hepulledouthiswatchandglancedatit。