"He DO." She paid one and threepence a week in rent for her cottage, and this was the most serious drain upon her resources.

She apparently could live without food or fire, but the rent must be paid.

"An' I do get a bit be'ind sometimes," she confessed apologetically, "an' then it's a trouble to get straight." Her cottage was one of a short row, and she did odd jobs for the women who were her neighbours.

There were always babies to be looked after, and "bits of 'elp" needed, sometimes there were "movings" from one cottage to another, and "confinements" were plainly at once exhilarating and enriching.

Her temperamental good cheer, combined with her experience, made her a desirable companion and assistant.