Mr. Gardener read the letter attentively.
“I think the plan a good one,” he said. “You will find that you will work better in a great city. Then, if my cousin comes, your mother will not be so lonesome.”
“It is the very thing,” said Chester, enthusiastically.
“What is your cousin’s name, Mr. Gardener?” asked the widow.
“Miss Jane Dolby. She is a spinster, and at her age there is not much chance of her changing her condition. Shall I write her that you will receive her?”
“Yes; I shall be glad to do so.”
“And, as Miss Dolby is a business woman, she will expect me to tell her your terms.”
“Will four dollars a week be too much?” asked Mrs. Rand, in a tone of hesitation.
“Four dollars, my dear madam!”
“Do you consider it too much? I am afraid I could not afford to say less.”