She listened as much to the words but also to the tone of the girl's voice.  The body language as well.  The place would be safe, she decided more even than before.  If the girl had been afraid of the man or afraid of bad treatment, it would have shown.  That last bit of the concern of her own safety was washed away.  Now she had to decide when to tell her secret to Mr. Appleton.  Not yet, she wanted to show that she could be a trusted and hard worker first.  She had started out this interaction with her about to steal from him, after all.  So, that had to be fixed.

"I started in London, but traveled all over the place before landing in Whitby a few years ago."  She paused.  "I don't think he planned on hiring me at first."  She chuckled. "Don't worry about much for me.  I have been used to not eating much at all."  She admitted, though the smell of the food was better than most anything she had eaten in the last many years.