"No, I—I supposed not," said I awkwardly.
"But, you see, I had no money."
"No money?"
"Not a penny. It was not until I had walked a long, long way, and was very tired, and terribly hungry, that I found I hadn't enough to buy even a crust of bread."
"And there was three pounds, fifteen shillings, and sixpence in
Donald's old shoe," said I.
"Sevenpence!" she corrected.
"Sevenpence?" said I, in some surprise.
"Three pounds, fifteen shillings, and sevenpence. I counted it."
"Oh!" said I.
She nodded. "And in the other I found a small, very curiously shaped piece of wood."