Луна и грош

Chapter XVI

           Thiswasnotwithoutitsuseinthecallingwhichshehaddecidedtofollow.ColonelMacAndrewhadnotexaggeratedwhenhesaidshewouldbepenniless,anditwasnecessaryforhertoearnherownlivingasquicklyasshecould.Shemadeuphermindtoprofitbyheracquaintancewithsomanywriters,andwithoutlossoftimebegantolearnshorthandandtypewriting.Hereducationmadeitlikelythatshewouldbeatypistmoreefficientthantheaverage,andherstorymadeherclaimsappealing.Herfriendspromisedtosendherwork,andtookcaretorecommendhertoalltheirs.

           TheMacAndrews,whowerechildlessandineasycircumstances,arrangedtoundertakethecareofthechildren,andMrs.Stricklandhadonlyherselftoprovidefor.Sheletherflatandsoldherfurniture.ShesettledintwotinyroomsinWestminster,andfacedtheworldanew.Shewassoefficientthatitwascertainshewouldmakeasuccessoftheadventure.

           

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