You remember, she heard of your secretaryship from that Balliol man you wrote to--who had been a tutor of hers when she was at Somerville?
She determined to apply for it.

It was more money than she was getting in London, and she had to provide for her mother and to educate her young sister.
Plucky woman! All this interested me very much, I confess.

I have formed such a high opinion of her! And I thought it would interest you.' 'I don't know what we any of us have to do with it,' grumbled the Squire.
The Rector drew himself up a little, resenting the implied rebuke.
'I hope I don't seem to you to be carrying gossip for gossip's sake,' he said, rather indignantly.

'Nothing was further from my intention.

I like and admire Miss Bremerton a great deal too much.' 'Well, I don't know what we can do,' said the Squire testily.