"As it is quite impossible for my sisters and me to live on our little income, even with the help of what you have in the bank, we must try to help ourselves, must we not ?" "This is a brave thought, my dear--of course you must help yourselves, and you will be none the worse for doing so." "We must earn money," continued Primrose.

"How can girls like us, who are not educated--for I know we are not _really_ educated--add to our incomes ?" Mr.Danesfield knit his brows.

"Child," he said, "you ask me a puzzler.

I have no children of my own, and I know very little about young folk.

Of one thing, however, I am quite certain; Daisy can earn no money, nor can Jasmine.