I cain't go back home--I'd only run away--again.
They'd have to kill me." Some swift arithmetic was passing through Josephine's mind at the time.

Here, then, was concrete opportunity to set in practice some of her theories.
"Lily, would you like to come with me as my maid ?" she demanded.
"Could you learn, do you think, in case I should need you ?" "Of co'se I could learn, Ma'am.

I'd do my very best." It was thus that it was agreed, with small preliminary, that on the next morning Tallwoods should lose three of its late tenants.
Josephine ventured to inquire of Dunwody regarding Lily.

"Take her if you like," said he bruskly.

"I will arrange the papers for it with Clayton himself.