She was, in fact, angry with the dressmaker for insisting upon her pay in such a fashion.

"I never heard of such a thing as her wantin' to be paid every night," she whispered, angrily, "and I'd tell her so, if I wasn't afraid she'd think we couldn't pay her.

I'd never have had her; I'd had Miss Patch, if I'd know she'd do such a mean thing, but, as it is, I don't know what to do.

I 'ain't got but a dollar and seventy-three cents by me.

You 'ain't got enough to make it up ?" "No, I 'ain't." "Well, all is, I've got to tell her that it ain't convenient for me to pay her to-night, and she shall have it all together to-morrow night, and to-morrow you'll have to go to the bank and take out the money, Andrew.