Every other tenant in the row paid for his own water.

The young women went away shaking their heads sadly.

Geary let them get half-way down the front steps and then called them back.

He offered a compromise, the young women should pay for the water, but half of their first month's rent should be remitted.

The burnisher's wife still hesitated, saying, "You know yourself this house is awfully dirty." "Well, you see I'm having it cleaned!" "It'll have to be cleaned pretty thoroughly.