3/24 "It is the bread that presents the difficulty. It would crumble in your pocket, and you will presumably have to eat a little to save appearances." Deringham made a gesture of resignation. "On condition that you do as much. I am not going to be the only victim, though I fancy you could not crumble that bread in a stamp battery. This meal, and what we have otherwise seen at Somasco, confirms my theory that the folks who make money in the Colonies could save as much, or more, in England if they lived in a similar fashion." "Would it be worth while ?" asked the girl with a little smile. |