"They said nothing to me about it." "I hope they don't owe you any thing," remarked one of the boarders.
"Indeed, they do." "Not much, ma'am; I hope." "Over five hundred dollars." "O, that is too bad! How could you trust a man like Mr.Cameron to such an amount ?" "Why, surely," said Mrs.Turner, "he is a respectable and a responsible merchant; and I was in no want of the money." "Indeed, Mrs.Turner, he is no such thing." "Then what is he ?" "He is one of your gentlemen about town, and lives, I suppose, by gambling.

At least such is the reputation he bears.

I thought you perfectly understood this." "How cruelly I have been deceived!" said Mrs.Turner, unable to command her feelings; and rising, she left the table in charge of Mary.
On examining Mr.and Mrs.Cameron's room, their trunk was found, but it was empty.

The owners of it, of course, came not back to claim their property.
The result of this year's experience in keeping boarders, was an income of just $886 in money, and a loss of $600, set off against an expense of $2380.

Thus was Mrs.Turner worse off by $1494 at the end of the year, than she was when she commenced keeping boarders.