He is an auctioneer himself, and there was no difficulty about that.

The money was to be sent to her at a post-office in London.

I wondered at that, but she said it was better so.

She paid every sixpence that was owing, and gave me a handsome present over and above my wages; though I didn't want to take anything from her, poor dear young lady, knowing that there was very little left after the Captain's death, except the furniture, which wasn't likely to bring much.

And so she went away about two days after she first mentioned that she was going to leave Lidford.