That is cheap.

But it is not easy for you to find all of three dollars every month." She ceased talking, and, nodding her head, went on stitching.
"You have to be very careful as to how you spend your earnings," I suggested.
She nodded emphatically.
"After the rent it's not so bad.

Of course you can't buy meat.

And there is no milk for the coffee.

But always there is one meal a day, and often two." She said this last proudly.