At the beginning of April George had consulted Grimstone and his wife as to the question of preparing a home for his mother.
"How much would two rooms cost?" he had asked; "one a good-sized one and the other the same size as ours."
"Four shillings or four and sixpence," Mrs. Grimstone replied.
"And supposing we had a parlor and two little bedrooms?"
"Five and sixpence or six shillings, I should say," Mrs. Grimstone replied.
"And how much for a whole house?"
"It depends upon the size. We pay seven shillings a week, but you might get one without the kitchen and bedroom over it behind for six shillings."
"That would be much the nicest," George said, "only it would cost such a lot to furnish it."
"But you needn't furnish it all at once," Mrs. Grimstone suggested. "Just a kitchen and two bedrooms for a start, and you can put things into the parlor afterwards. That's the way we did when we first married. But you must have some furniture."
"And how much will it cost for the kitchen and two bedrooms?"