"Rose."
"A very pretty name. I have no doubt the three children will soon become excellent friends. She seems a nice little girl."
"Rose is a nice little girl," said the seamstress, affectionately.
In a short time they were on their way downstairs. In the hall below they met the landlady once more.
"What is the price of your hall bedroom, Mrs. Clayton?" asked Miss Manning.
"Five dollars and a half a week," was the answer.
It needs to be mentioned that this was in the day of low prices, and that such an apartment now, with board, would cost at least twelve dollars a week.
"What made you ask, Miss Manning?" said Rose.
"I was thinking that perhaps Rufus might like to take it."
"Oh, I wish he would," said Rose; "then we would all be together."