She gave him a chance to eat and then said, "If I can get half as much money back for my gowns as I think I can, we can have enough money to live a modestly comfortable life for at least six months. But..." she sat on the side of the bed, "I don't want to exhaust that money with what might happen in the future." She was, after all, her father's daughter, and the man, while not smart with his family, was smart with his money. "All is not lost. We will just... both have to get jobs, that is all. I am a fast learner."