[Brightening a little.] I felt sure that under the circumstances....
Dorothy.
[Interrupting him quickly.] What were your wages, Miss Marsh?
Norah.
Thirty pounds a year.
Dorothy.
Really? Many ladies are glad to go as companion without any salary, just for the sake of a home and congenial society. I daresay you’ve been able to save a good deal in all these years.
Norah.
[Frigidly.] I had to dress myself decently, Mrs. Wickham.
Dorothy.