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"You know, Miss Moore, " Mrs. Jenkins, the Mistress of "Garoopna, " said in answer to Grace's application for the position of governess, "it is very unusual for a lady to take a servant without a reference, " but she added kindly, as she watched the proud blush play over Grace's countenance, and saw the pathetic, anxious look in her eyes, "I knew your father many years ago, and I like your face."
It was thus that Grace Moore obtained the first situation she had applied for.