She shook her head.

"There are one or two whom I would like to have," she said, "but
they are all living either at home or with relatives. The others I
am afraid about. They seem to like to sit up so late and - "

"You are quite right," he interrupted hastily, - "quite right. You
are better alone. But you ought to have a servant."

She laughed.

"On two pounds fifteen a week?" she asked. "You must remember that
I could not even live here, only I have practically no rent to pay."

He fidgeted for a moment.

"Miss Zoe," he said, "I am perfectly serious when I tell you that I
have money which should go to your brother. Why will you not let me
alter your arrangements just a little ? I cannot bear to think of
you here all alone."

"It is very kind of you," she answered doubtfully; "but please, no.
Somehow, I think that it would spoil everything if I accepted that
sort of help from you. If you have any money of Arthur's, keep it
for a time and I think when you write him - I do not want to seem
grasping - but I think if he has any to spare you might suggest that
he does give me just a little. I have never had anything from him
at all. Perhaps he does not quite understand how hard it is for me.

"I will do that, of course," Laverick answered, "but I wish you