“This’ll be cheaper than one of them smarter ones,” he said as he heaved her trunks up beside the driver.
When he opened the door for Minella to climb in, she asked,
“Please, will you tell me what I should give you? I don’t want to make a mistake.”
“That’s all right,” the porter replied. “If you didn’t ask me, I’d ’ave expected thrupence for what I’ve done for you, but as it is, you keep it. You’re gonna need it yerself. Money soon goes in this ’ere place!”
“You are very kind,” Minella said. “Thank you very much for all you have done for me.”
She held out her hand and the porter shook it.
Then he said,
“Remember what I tells you and be a good girl!”
“Yes, of course,” Minella answered.
As the cabbie drove off, she waved at him and thought how kind he was.
Then she realised that sh
