It was not long before she received as much as sixty or seventy pounds a year.

It was not only that she really was a clever and accomplished girl, but her recommendations were influential.

She was employed by wealthy people, who really did not care what they paid so long as their children were in good hands.

Now to the old folk at home, and to the neighbours, this seemed an immense salary for a girl, especially when the carriage, the footmen, the wines, and late dinners, and so on, were taken into consideration.

The money, however, was of very little use to her.