"At any rate, I seem to be the only person in the world to whom he's always been civil.

At least, I've never heard of any one else." "I'm afraid he won't be civil when you get that talk with him--if ever you do get it," said Mr.Manley, frowning rather anxiously.
"That'll be all the worse for him," she said dauntlessly.

"But, after all, if I did fail to make him leave my income at six hundred, we should still have this house and four hundred a year.

We should still be quite comfortable.

Besides, you could keep on as his secretary, and that would be another two hundred a year." "I can't do that! It's out of the question!" cried Mr.Manley.