In all of these I have spoken of her and created an interest in her favour.

The mere wages that she earns is much less than what she really receives.

All her children's clothes are given to her, and she receives many a bag of meal and load of coal without knowing from whence it comes.

In fact, her condition is more comfortable in every way than it was, and, in fact, so is mine.

The lesson of patience I learned from Mrs.Partridge in my first, and in many subsequent interviews, impressed itself deeply upon my mind, and caused me to look at and value the good I had, rather than fret over the few occurrences that were not altogether to my wishes.