I suppose I've a rebellious disposition, and just because sewing is looked upon as a woman's natural slavery, I rebelled against it.
"By this time I was actually starving.

I had one day to tell my landlady I couldn't pay my rent.

She was a very decent woman, and she talked to me in a kind way.

What was better, she gave me help.

She had a sister who kept a laundry, and she thought I might perhaps get something to do there; at all events she would go and see.