human
If it hadn't been for her I'd never have kept my job this summer, he told Miss Carter and Miss Thorley, one night after Mary Rose had gone.
gpt
The old man liked the stuff she told me and it gave me a chance to show what I could do. I've a regular run now and a regular salary. He looked across at Miss Carter and colored a bit.
human
My foot's on the ladder now for keeps.
gpt
Miss Thorley caught the exchange of glances with an odd little contraction of her heart. Was that the way the wind was blowing? Funny she hadn't noticed anything before. If Blanche went away she would be left alone--alone with her work and her independence. She shivered involuntarily. Once that had been all she wanted. Why didn't they satisfy her now? They should satisfy her. She'd work harder than ever on jam advertisements and when she had saved a lot of money she'd go to New York and get a big position and some people would have to admit that it would have been a waste to tie her down to a humdrum--what was it Mary Rose had said?--