I did n't say anything till it was sure because it would only worry you ; but Aunt Jo and I have been on the look-out for it some time , and now it has come . You know her publisher , Mr Tiber , is one of the most successful men in the business ; also generous , kind , and the soul of honour -- as his treatment of Aunty proves . Well , I 've rather hankered for that place ; for I love books , and as I ca n't make them I 'd like to publish them . That needs some literary taste and judgement , it brings you in contact with fine people , and is an education in itself . Whenever I go into that large , handsome room to see Mr Tiber for Aunt Jo , I always want to stay ; for it 's lined with books and pictures , famous men and women come and go , and Mr Tiber sits at his desk like a sort of king , receiving his subjects ; for the greatest authors are humble to him , and wait his Yes or No with anxiety . Of course I 've nothing to do with all that , and may never have ; but I like to see it , and the atmosphere is so different from the dark offices and hurly-burly of many other trades , where nothing but money is talked about , that it seems another world , and I feel at home in it . Yes , I 'd rather beat the door-mats and make fires there than be head clerk in the great hide and leather store at a big salary . ' Here Demi paused for breath ; and Mrs Meg , whose face had been growing brighter and brighter , exclaimed eagerly : ` Just what I should like ! Have you got it ? Oh , my dear boy ! your fortune is made if you go to that well-established and flourishing place , with those good men to help you along ! ' ' I think I have , but we must n't be too sure of anything yet . I may not suit ; I 'm only on trial , and must begin at the beginning and work my way up faithfully . Mr Tiber was very kind , and will push me on as fast as is fair to the other fellows , and as I prove myself fit to go up . I 'm to begin the first of next month in the book-room , filling orders ; and I go round and get orders , and do various other things of the sort . I like it . I am ready to do anything about books , if it 's only to dust them , ' laughed Demi , well pleased with his prospects , for , after trying various things , he seemed at last to have found the sort of work he liked , and a prospect that was very inviting to him . ` You inherit that love of books from grandpa ; he ca n't live without them . I 'm glad of it . Tastes of that kind show a refined nature , and are both a comfort and a help all one 's life .
I XXXXX truly glad and grateful , John , that at last you want to settle , and have got such an entirely satisfactory place .
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