"I have an offer of seven thousand dollars for them."
"Is it possible?" asked Mrs. Rollins in amazement.
"It is quite possible. I don't think we are in any immediate danger of the poorhouse. When shall you be ready to come to New York?"
"Whenever I have a home provided; but you remember that I sold my furniture when I accepted the position with Mr. Strathmore."
"I have already looked at a furnished flat on West Nineteenth Street. It is but twenty dollars a month, and will make you a pleasant home."
"But isn't that a high rent to pay?"
"Not in our present circumstances. However, I will wait till Mr. Packard reaches the city, and consult with him. I expect him in a day or two."
"Will the proprietor of the Somerset Hotel receive you back as a bell-boy?"
"He would, but I have declined the place."