“That was very good pay. I see that you are in a difficult position. Do you really think it would be unsafe for you to stay with him?”
“I am sure of it.”
“Then, of course, that settles it. Have you taken the advice of any older person?”
“I took the advice of Mr. Nelson Sturgis, from Boston.”
“That is a very good Boston name. Is Mr. Sturgis in this hotel?”
“No; he went to the Charing Cross.”
“If you don’t think me impertinent, how do you expect to defray your expenses? Is there any one in America who will provide you with the necessary fund?”
“No. There is a man in New York who calls himself my guardian, but he certainly is not my friend. He put me in charge of this Professor Puffer, and from a letter I picked up I find he wants to get rid of me.”
“But how will you live?”
“I shall try to get something to do, Miss Smith.”