Mrs Abbott used to be a teacher, and she is going to take that up again.' 'Poor thing! Is she quite young ?' 'Oh, about thirty, I should say.' 'Will she go into a school ?' 'No.

Private pupils at her own house.

She has plenty of courage, and will do fairly well, I think.' 'Still, it is shocking that she should have lost all--her husband, too, just at that dreadful time.

This is what I wanted to say, Mr.Rolfe.

Do you think it would be possible to ask her to accept something----?
I do so feel,' she hurried on, 'that I ought to make some sort of restitution--what I can--to those who lost everything.