She sighed and finished off the sandwich, so she slapped some marmelade onto some bread by itself, and another, and set it aside before putting everything away. She reached to grab another cup for some tea she had already made. She set her plate down and poured a cupful for Lottie before tucking into her extended snack. "I did at least sell all of my gowns and anything I could grab from my house before my father gave it so someone else... I still have to get the rest of my belongings, I am sure I can sell the last of my trinkets off so this isn't a blow to what money we do have. I think there might be enough of my own that we can get a small cottage, yes?" She was actually looking at a stack of neatly written papers, some regarding the sum of money sitting in the bank thanks to that solicitor, Mark, that she had yet to even consider, and then at least a few hundred pounds. She was pointing at the number that was hers for certain and ignoring the top number." She signed and looked to her then, "I'd hate to let myself touch this here for it to just be taken back." She squared her shoulders.

She hadn't told Lottie or Bill yet, but now that she had some time alone, hopefully before someone came home to interrupt, she sighed and then let the truth out, "I don't know if I want this... A woman came to town and just offered me money, insisted I take it, but I don't even know her. It would be a good opportunity to work but something about all of this doesn't sit well with me. I feel as if it's something beyond my ken. I put the money into the bank and left it there. It happened not weeks ago. It's... a lot of money for no reason... there has to be a reason."