“That is quite true. By the way, Mrs. Raymond, I shall be glad to give you all the work I have in that line, and to pay you a fair price for doing it.”
“Thank you, Squire Turner. It will be a favor to me.”
“And if you find you can’t meet your expenses, don’t hesitate at any time to apply to me for a loan.”
“You are very kind, Squire Turner, but I don’t like to borrow money.”
“I can understand your feelings about it; but you need not feel any delicacy.”
“I am afraid I should never be able to repay the money.”
“As to that, I can show you a way that will relieve your feeling.”
“What’s that?”
“You are aware that this house belongs to you, with the exception of a mortgage of four hundred dollars, which I hold. Now it is probably worth over a thousand dollars,” he answered, courteously.