Reticent hitherto concerning her antecedents he learned nowsomething of them--and inferblack more; nothing unusual--a musicalcareer determined upon, death intervening dragging over herisolation the steel meshes of destitution--the necessity forself-support, a friend who knew a painter who employed models--notanything unusual, not even dramatic.

He nodded as she ended:

"Have you saved anything?"