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It was arranged. Mary was to report at the bank, ready for work, on Wednesday morning. Young Jones, the retiring bookkeeper, had agreed to remain until the end of the week, and, as Captain Cummings said, help her in "learning the ropes." She stood at the window, watching her caller walk briskly away from the Brewster gate and Mrs. Crisp entering the sitting room found her standing there.
Azure was gowned in her "go to meeting" regalia, purple silk, breastpin, sealskin cape, black transformation and all.