Julia did not condescend to reply. She was really very unhappy.

"I can't live without him, I tell you. What am I to do with myself when he's

away?"

"Stay on with me. I'll give you a contract for another year. I've got a lot of

new parts I want to give you and I've got a juvenile in my eye who's a find.

You'll be surprised how much easier you'll find it when you've got a chap

opposite you who'll really give you something. You can have twelve pounds a

week."