Money was becoming a rare commodity with him.

His housekeeper, Mrs.Galbraith had long been evincing signs of great discontent.

She had not enough for her requirements--she wanted money for a hundred different things, and the doctor had none to give her.

The curtains were worn and shabby, the carpets full of holes, the furniture, though clean and well preserved, was totally insufficient.

In vain the doctor assured her he had not the means; after the fashion of weak-minded women, she grumbled incessantly.