"This, sir, is not A shop, it is A store.""Oh!" said Bert, and then, "Well, can I get anything to eat?""You can," said the American in a tone of confident encouragement, andled the way inside.The shop seemed to him by his Bun Hill standards extremely roomy, welllit, and unencumbered. There was a long counter to the left of him,with drawers and miscellaneous commodities ranged behind it, a number ofchairs, several tables, and two spittoons to the right, various barrels,cheeses, and bacon up the vista... read more
