"
Frank smiled, and shook his head incredulously. "I am afraid
there is not much chance of it," he said.
"So I thought when I was of your age," returned Henry Morton.
"Then you have traveled?" said Frank, looking interested.
"Yes. I have visited most of the countries of Europe."
"Have you been in Rome?" inquired Frank.
"Yes. Are you interested in Rome?"
"Who could help it, sir? I should like to see the Capitol, and
the Via Sacra, and the Tarpeian Rock, and the Forum--and, in
fact, Rome must be full of objects of interest. Who knows but I
might tread where Cicero, and Virgil, and Caesar had trodden
before me?"
Henry Morton looked at the boy who stood beside him with
increased interest. "I see you are quite a scholar," he said.
"Where did you learn about all these men and places?"
"I have partly prepared for college," answered Frank; "but my
father went to the war some weeks since, and I am staying at home
to take charge of the farm, and supply his place as well as I
can."
"It must have been quite a sacrifice to you to give up your
studies?" said his companion.
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