Apprentice! She wasn't simply a servant or worker, but she was an apprentice. That sounded like something very serious. More serious than she had ever thought she could become. That was as if... she would be in his position one day. Anne felt flustered. And then something even more wonderful happened. Anne looked down at the shillings in disbelief. She had never owned this much money before, for the only money she had ever possessed were her weekly penny, and a few extra pennies father gave them when the fair came to Whitby. She looked up at him. "Thank you," she whispered breathlessly.