"She's one of the right sort, eh? Ask no questions, but stick it on the rent!"
"If my head wasn't so bad, I'd go at once," remarked Mavis, who liked Miss Ewer less and less.
The woman took no notice of Mavis' ungracious speech: she was staring hard at Mavis' shoes.
"Fancy wearin' that lovely dress with them tuppenny shoes!" cried Miss Ewer suddenly.
"They are rather worn."
"Oh, you young fool! Beginner, I s'pose."
"I beg your pardon."
"Must be. No one else could be such a fool. Don't you know the gentlemen is most particular about underclothes, stockings and shoes?"
"It's a matter of utter indifference to me what the 'gentlemen' think," said Mavis with conviction.
"Go on!"