She pronounced this extravagant, and wondered if they could possibly get a cheaper dwelling.
Then there were Hannah's wages.

Well, of course, they could do without Hannah--it would be very painful to part with her, but anything would be better than the humiliating conclusion that Mrs.Ellsworthy and Miss Martineau considered them too poor to live.

Then, of course, they could do without meat--what did healthy girls want with meat?
Only--and here Primrose sighed deeply--Daisy was not _very_ strong.
Eggs were cheap enough in Rosebury, and so was butter, and they could bake their own bread; and as to clothes, they would not want any more for a long time.

Here Primrose again felt herself pulled up short, for Jasmine's walking-shoes were nearly worn through.
She went to bed at last, feeling very depressed and anxious.

Thirty pounds was really a much smaller sum of money than she had given it credit for being.