[Love Eternal by H. Rider Haggard]@TWC D-Link bookLove Eternal CHAPTER XII 13/33
But, look here, my boy, I only stopped on looking after this dratted pack of young gentlemen because you were coming home again.
But, as you ain't, I'm out of it; yes, when the door shuts on you I give my month's notice, which perhaps will mean that I leave to-morrow, for he won't be able to abide the sight of me after that." "But how will you live, Nurse, till I can help you ?" "Lord bless you, dear, that's all right.
I've been a careful woman all my life, and have hard on L500 put away in the Savings Bank, to say nothing of a bit of Stock.
Also, my old brother, who was a builder, died last year and left me with a nice little house down in Hampstead, which he built to live in himself, but never did, poor man, bit by bit when he was short of business, very comfortable and in a good neighbourhood, with first-rate furniture and real silver plate, to say nothing of some more Stock, yes, for L1,000 or more.
I let it furnished by the month, but the tenant is going away, so I shall just move into it myself, and perhaps take in a lodger or two to keep me from being idle." "That's capital!" said Godfrey, delighted. "Yes, and I tell you what would be capitaller.
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