The lady, finding her visitor was a gentleman, hastily wiped her mouth and answered rather lest brusquely.
"I am the lady," said she.
"Excuse me," said Jeffreys, "I called to ask if you were in want of an assistant teacher.

I heard that you were." "How did you hear that, I wonder?
I suppose he's a friend of that Fison.

Yes, young man, I am in want of an assistant." "I should do my best to please you, if you would let me come," said Jeffreys.

And then, anxious to avoid the painful subject of his character, he added, "I have not taught in a school before, and I have no friends here, so I can't give you any testimonials.

But I am well up in classics and pretty good in mathematics, and would work hard, ma'am, if you would try me." "Are you a steady young man?
Do you drink ?" "I never touch anything but water; and I am quite steady." "What wages do you expect ?" "I leave that to you.