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Nothing helps a man 's credit so much as paying promptly . Now tell me some of your adventures -- or we will reserve them till this evening , for I am sure Ellen will be delighted to hear them . '' `` I think I shall go to Riverdale this afternoon . The cars leave at half past five . '' `` Very well ; you have an hour to spare . '' Bobby related to his kind friend the incidents of his excursion , including his interview with Colonel Whiting and his niece , which amused the bookseller very much . He volunteered some good advice , which Bobby received in the right spirit , and with a determination to profit by it .