"I am giving piano lessons."
"At starvation wages, I presume," he sneered.
"I am making an honest living. Thousands can do no more. Now I demand that you let me go."
Again she moved toward the door, and again he stood in her path.
"Did you hear what I said?" she cried. "Stand aside!"
"I will stand aside—when we have come to terms," he answered, setting his teeth. "You shall not leave this house until you have promised to do as I and your uncle desire."