She had other worries, those connected with a houseful of boarders, and these were quite sufficient.
And now came another.

Kenelm Parker was threatening to leave her employ.
The statement is not strictly true.

Kenelm, himself, never threatened to do anything.

But another person did the threatening for him and that person was his sister.

Hannah Parker, for some unaccountable reason, seemed to be developing a marked prejudice against the High Cliff House.
Her visits to the premises were not less frequent than formerly, but they were confined to the yard and stable; she no longer called at the house.