pointofmytheologicalcareer。WhenthemoneywasgoneIsucceededinobtainingmoreworkfromtimetotime——andthoughthegrindwasstillcruellyhard，Ineveragainlosthope。ThetheologicalschoolwasonBromfieldStreet，andwestudentsclimbedthreeflightsofstairstoreachourclass—rooms。
ThroughlackofproperfoodIhadbecometooweaktoascendthesestairswithoutsittingdownonceortwicetorest，andwithinamonthaftermyexperiencewiththeappreciativegrandmotherI
wasdiscoveredduringoneoftheserestingperiodsbyMrs。Barrett，thesuperintendentoftheWoman’sForeignMissionarySociety，whichhadofficesinourbuilding。Shestopped，lookedmeover，andtheninvitedmeintoherroom，wheresheaskedmeifIfeltill。IassuredherthatIdidnot。Sheaskedagreatmanyadditionalquestionsand，littlebylittle，underthewomanlysympathyofthem，myreservebrokedownandshefinallygotatthetruth，whichuntilthathourIhadsucceededinconcealing。Sheletmeleavewithoutmuchcom—
ment，butthenextdaysheagaininvitedmeintoherofficeandcamedirectlytothepurposeoftheinterview。
``MissShaw，’’shesaid，``Ihavebeentalkingtoafriendofmineaboutyou，andshewouldliketomakeabargainwithyou。Shethinksyouarework—