Hector's Inheritance, Or, The Boys Of Smith Institute

"[...] "I have only to add that I shall be most happy to receive your young nephew, if you decide to send him to me, and will take personal pains to promote his advancement. I remain, dear sir, your obedient servant, "DIONYSIUS KADIX." Mr. Roscoe threw the letter down upon the desk with an impatient gesture. "Five hundred dollars a year!" he exclaimed. "What can the man be thinking of? Why, when I went to school, twenty-five years since, less than half this sum was charged. The man is evidently rapacious. Let me see what this other letter says." The second letter was contained in a yellow envelope, of cheap texture, and was much more plebeian in appearance than the first. Again we will look over Mr. Roscoe's shoulder, and read what it contains. It was postmarked Smithville, and the envelope was disfigured by a blot. It[...]".