"
The young messenger did not require a second invitation. He gave the boat
a vigorous push with his foot as he clambered over the bow, and the man in
charge had no reason to complain of his skill at the oars.
"If you want work, you should buy a boat and ply your trade as a
waterman," the sailor. said, when the short voyage had come to an end, and
Walter leaped ashore, impatient to conclude the mission with which he had
been intrusted.
"I want work that will pay," he said, halting for an instant; "but I don't
intend to find it as a boatman. Can you tell me where Master Paul Revere
lives?"
"Do you mean the lieutenant,-him as has set up for a goldsmith? "
"The very one."
"And you count on goin' into a shop, instead of pullin' boats, eh? I'll
wager you're a sailor who has given his captain the slip."
"I have never been beyond the sight of land, neither do I care to work in
a shop; but I have business which admits of no delay, and if you will give
me the information I shall be very grateful."
"Do you know where North Square is?"
"I have never been in Boston before."
"Then inquire of the first one you see. It is not far."
Walter waited to hear no more, but ran swiftly on in the direction he
supposed North Square might lay, and a kindly fortune guided his
footsteps, for when he had an opportunity to ask the desired question, he
was within a few paces of his destination.
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