There is no reason why I should be a burden upon any one." She found his quietness ominous, but she did not flinch.
"I am not accomplished enough for a governess, or good-tempered enough for a companion," she continued, "but I believe I have found something which I can do.

I have written several short stories for a woman's magazine, and they have made me a sort of offer to do some regular work for them.

What they offer would just keep me.

I want to accept." "Where should you live ?" he asked.
"In London!" "Alone?
"There is a girls' club in Chelsea somewhere.

I should go there at first, and then try and share rooms with another girl." "How much a week will they give you ?" "Twenty-eight shillings, and I shall be allowed to contribute regularly to the magazine at the usual rates.