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Chapter II. What Poverty Threatened: Of Granite And Brass

           “You’dbetterlookinthosebigmanufacturinghousesalongFranklinStreetandjusttheothersideoftheriver,”heconcluded.“Lotsofgirlsworkthere.Youcouldgethomeeasy,too.Itisn’tveryfar.”

           Carrienoddedandaskedhersisterabouttheneighbourhood.Thelattertalkedinasubduedtone,tellingthelittlesheknewaboutit,whileHansonconcernedhimselfwiththebaby.Finallyhejumpedupandhandedthechildtohiswife.

           “I’vegottogetupearlyinthemorning,soI’llgotobed,”andoffhewent,disappearingintothedarklittlebedroomoffthehall,forthenight.

           “Heworkswaydownatthestock-yards,”explainedMinnie,“sohe’sgottogetupathalf-pastfive.”

           “Whattimedoyougetuptogetbreakfast?”askedCarrie.

           “Atabouttwentyminutesoffive.”

           Togethertheyfinishedthelabouroftheday,CarriewashingthedisheswhileMinnieundressedthebabyandputittobed.Minnie’smannerwasoneoftrainedindustry,andCarriecouldseethatitwasasteadyroundoftoilwithher.

           ShebegantoseethatherrelationswithDrouetwouldhavetobeabandoned.Hecouldnotcomehere.ShereadfromthemannerofHanson,inthesubduedairofMinnie,and,indeed,thewholeatmosphereoftheflat,asettledoppositiontoanythingsaveaconservativeroundoftoil.IfHansonsateveryeveninginthefrontroomandreadhispaper,ifhewenttobedatnine,andMinniealittlelater,whatwouldtheyexpectofher?Shesawthatshewouldfirstneedtogetworkandestablishherselfonapayingbasisbeforeshecouldthinkofhavingcompanyofanysort.

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