In a few days, however, we expect to be full again." She immediately began to talk about Walford, for evidently the subject interested her, and I answered all her questions as well as I could.
"You may know that my husband taught that school.

I was his scholar before I became his wife." I had heard of a Mr.Chester who, before me, had taught the school, but, although the information had not interested me at the time, now it did.

I wished very much to ask what Mr.Chester was doing at present, but I waited.
"I went to boarding-school after I left Walford," said she, "and so for a time lost sight of the village, although I have often visited it since." "How long is it since Mr.Chester gave up the school there ?" I asked.
This proved to be a very good question indeed.

"About six years," she said.

"He gave it up just before we were married.