He had offered his father's old acquaintance a loan, and Bunting, at last, had taken 30s.

Very little of that money now remained: Bunting still could jingle a few coppers in his pocket; and Mrs.Bunting had 2s.

9d.; that and the rent they would have to pay in five weeks, was all they had left.

Everything of the light, portable sort that would fetch money had been sold.

Mrs.Bunting had a fierce horror of the pawnshop.