I had no idea you were such a practical person.
But, if you will allow me to give you a hint, Marshall earns good wages, and there ought to be sufficient money to pay for a moderate amount of help.' 'I told Mrs.Marshall so this morning,' I returned, pleased to find myself talking with such ease to Mr.Hamilton; but he seemed quite different to-night; evidently his _brusquerie_ was a mere mannerism that he laid aside at times; he had lost that sneering manner that I so much disliked.

I remembered Uncle Max said that he was kind-hearted and eccentric.
'We had a long talk,' I went on.

'Marshall sends the money regularly, and I am to manage it.

Mrs.Tyler is to wash for us, and I think we can afford to have Hope for at least an hour a day, to do the rough work; Peggy is so little to do everything.' 'Heaven help poor Peg!' he ejaculated; 'for she will soon have all those children on her hands.

Mrs.Marshall cannot last long.