MONEY MATTERS i8i 



wine and all that which need not be paid for yet. 

 How about cigars and tobacco? " 



" Oh, there's lots of smokes," said French, 

 rather drearily. " And Bewlays know me, and I 

 can get anything I want on credit — only I'm 

 thinking — " 



" Yes? " 



" There may be other expenses. In a place like 

 this people are sm-e to call, and how about if they 

 want to play bridge — or — " 



"Don't let's think of it," said the girl. 

 " Bother! why couldn't it have been summer? " 



" They play bridge in summer as weU as 

 winter." 



" Yes, I suppose they do. But the fools spend 

 their energy on tennis as well, and that makes the 

 disease less acute. Well, if you have to play 

 bridge I'll try and find the money for it somehow, 

 even if I have to keep the household on oatmeal. 

 What other expenses are Hkely to turn up? " 



" There's sure to be subscriptions and things. 

 And see here. If we're invited out we'll have to 

 return any hospitality we receive." 



Visions of Mrs DriscoU's fantastic cookery, 

 crossed by visions of big bills from Benoist, rose 

 before Miss Grimshaw's mind, but she was not a 

 person to be easily cast down. 



" If they do, we'U manage somehow. We have 

 wine, and that's the biggest item. Besides " — 

 a brilhant inspiration seized her — " I'm only the 

 governess. People won't call on me. You are 



