It was the first time that work had been mentioned.
"And he will invite such a lot of people to meals," she went on; "and there isn't always enough for them. And then of course he goes without."
"I expect you do too, if there isn't enough," said Caroline, smiling at her.
"Oh, I'm as strong as a horse," she said. "But we haven't got much money, you know, and housekeeping is rather difficult sometimes."
The Bishop's wife sailed over to them. "Are you persuading her to make her husband come to Abington?" she asked. "She ought to. He can't stand that life much longer."
Caroline looked up at her in some confusion.
"Oh, I know nothing was to be said about it till after you had seen whether you liked them or not," she said. "But of course you like them. I do myself, though I should like to smack them both and send them to bed."
"We want a Vicar at Abington," said Caroline. "Father is the patron of the living. Do persuade your husband to come there."
Viola's eyes filled with tears, and she took Caroline's hand. "Oh, my dear, it's just what I should love for him," she said. "He'll get enough to eat, and time to rest sometimes."
So when the men came up they found it all settled for them.