He assured Primrose that if he could assist her in any business capacity he would only be too pleased to do so.

"Our good friend Miss Martineau assures me that your means are likely to be a little straitened, my dear.

I am sincerely sorry, although there are worse troubles--yes, assuredly, far worse troubles.

It cannot do a healthy girl any harm to work.

Yes, come to me for advice if you care to, and look on me as an old friend.