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The next morning Frank resumed his tea agency . As on the day previous , he went to Brooklyn ; but , though I should be glad to say that he was more successful than on the first day , truth compels me to state that the day was a comparative failure . It might be that he was unfortunate in the persons whom he visited , but at all events , at the close of his labors he found that his commissions amounted to less than fifty cents . He contented himself , therefore , with a ten-cent lunch , and crossed Fulton Ferry between three and four o'clock . `` This will never do , '' thought Frank , seriously . `` I shall have to be economical to make my earnings cover my incidental expenses , while my board and lodging must be defrayed out of the money I have with me . '' Frank was disappointed .