"She has to be up nights frequently."
"No oftener than I, and not so late. I lock her women up after she dismisses them from her kitchen."
"I shall lose a good Housekeeper if you have your breakfast before the rest. She won't stay if she is obliged to get it."
"She told me she was willing I should have it."
"She is unwilling now."
I readily saw why she had become unwilling. She herself had made up her mind that it was not to be given me, because I delayed the kindling of her fire, and she had made the Housekeeper unwilling.
"You had better keep her. It is doubtful if I could remain with that favor. It is with great difficulty that I get through the day now, with the help of a tonic that the Doctor has given me."
I sent in my resignation the next morning. I told the Master that I would stay till he could find some one to take my place.
As I was no longer an officer on duty, merely a temporary supply of help, I took the liberty to go back to bed, after I had called the women out, to get an additional hour or two of sleep. I found that it helped me wonderfully in getting through the day.
When the Deputy came round, I reported myself.