"Yes."
"And your new blinds?"
"Yes."
"Well, I declare! But doesn't Mr. Claxton diminish your allowances of money?"
"Yes, but his credit is as good as his money. I never pay for dry goods, shoes, or groceries. The bills are all sent in to him."
"And he never grumbles?"
"I can't just say that. It isn't a week since he assured me, with the most solemn face in the world, that if I didn't manage to keep the family on less than I did, he would certainly be ruined in his business."
"The old story."
"Yes. I've heard it so often, that it goes in at one ear and out at the other."
"So have I. But I like your plan amazingly, and mean to adopt it. In fact, something of the kind was running through my head yesterday."