She did not recognize Elizabeth, and though she was very soon out of physical danger, the mental disaster remained.

A good nurse was now more to her than the daughter to whom she had been devoted.

A good nurse was in charge, and Elizabeth had persuaded an elderly cousin, living on a small annuity, to come and share her mother's rooms.

Now what was more necessary than ever was--money! Elizabeth's salary was indispensable.
Was she to allow fine feelings about Pamela to drive her out of her post and her earnings--to the jeopardy not only of her mother's comfort, but of the good--the national--work open to her at Mannering?
But there was a much more agitating question behind.

She had only trifled with it till now.