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The entire place had a strange fascination for him , and all the time he was thinking how glad he would be to live where he could see all this rush of business , this varied life , every day . And he fully determined to return some day and get something to do , so that he might work himself up , and come to own one of the handsome houses on the avenues , or drive one of the elegant carriages on the boulevard . And he observed every boy who passed him , and talked with several of them , trying to find out whether positions were easy to secure , and whether they paid much when they were secured . So when they took the four o'clock train for home , and arrived at Archie 's house in time for supper , he told more about the city boys and their work than about the tall buildings , the Brooklyn Bridge , or the Central Park . He talked so much , in fact , about the delights of the city boy , and the money he earned , that after he had gone to bed Mrs. Dunn took her brother aside and talked with him concerning Archie 's future . And between them they definitely decided that Archie must not go to the city to work . ARCHIE DUNN was not more ambitious than many other boys of his age , but he possessed one quality which is not developed in every boy , determination .