It is, I believe"-- here Mrs.Ellsworthy coughed slightly--"considered cheap for Kensington." This torrent of words, poured forth with rapidity and yet with distinctness, rather astonished the girls.

They were afraid they had lost Mrs.Ellsworthy for their friend, and they, every one of them, hailed this overture of kindness with delight.

Innocent Primrose never even suspected that a pound a week for the lodging and maintenance of three girls was at all unusually cheap.

She little guessed that Mrs.
Ellsworthy had written to her special friend, Mrs.Moore, telling her the girls' story, begging of her to give them a home, to provide them with every comfort, and even luxury, and asking her to look to her, Mrs.Ellsworthy, for the necessary payment.
Jasmine began to dance about, and to say, softly-- "Oh! this is too delightful! You darling Mrs.Ellsworthy, you are beginning to approve of our scheme.

Oh, yes; I know you are, although you were too proud to say so.