Tommy nodded his head, his eyes glowed in their dark orbits as he disclosed a double row of teeth of startling whiteness, happy in the thought of selling himself some day to his master, and wishing for nothing better.
Needless to say, he was delighted to accompany him during this journey about the United States. He would have had a heavy heart to see him set out alone, though it might have been for only a few days. And who knew how long this game would last if the winner took weeks, and perhaps months, to reach the sixty-third square?
Whether the journey was short or long, it was certainly very disagreeable during this first day between the windows clouded with steam and rain. The country had to be traversed without being seen. Everything was lost in the grey tones abhorred by painters;
