At the very next house where we see 'Apartments to Let,' we'll ask for dirty rooms, then of course we'll get them cheap." "Those attics that we saw at that last house ?" questioned Primrose, thoughtfully.

"They were rather large, and not very dark.

If we took down that paper, and put up a fresh one, and if we whitened the ceilings and scrubbed the floors, why, those rooms might do.

They were not very expensive for London--only twelve shillings a week." "A frightful rent!" said Jasmine.

"No wonder the people here look careworn, and pinched, and old.