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           Butisn’titnicetothinkwe’llneverhavetoworryaboutmoneyagain?"Heclearedhisthroat."NowitseemstomethatMumandMeggieinparticulararegoingtobeatabitofalooseend,"hewenton."Iwasnevermuchgoodatfigures,butMumcanaddandsubtractanddivideandmultiplylikeanarithmeticteacher.SoMumisgoingtobetheDroghedabookkeeper,insteadofHarryGough’soffice.Ineverrealizedit,butHarryhasemployedonechapjusttodealwithDrogheda’saccounts,andatthemomenthe’samanshort,sohedoesn’tmindpassingitbacktousatall.Infact,hewastheonewhosuggestedMummightmakeagoodbookkeeper.He’sgoingtosendsomeoneoutfromGillytoteachyouproperly,Mum.It’squitecomplicated,apparently.You’vegottobalancetheledgers,thecashbooks,thejournals,recordeverythinginthelogbook,andsoon.Enoughtokeepyouprettybusy,onlyitwon’ttakethestarchoutofyouthewaycookingandwashingdid,willit?"

           ItwasonthetipofMeggi’stonguetoshout:Whataboutme?IdidjustasmuchwashingandcookingasMum!

           Feewasactuallysmiling,forthefirsttimesincethenewsaboutFrank."I’llenjoythejob,Paddy,reallyIwill.ItwillmakemefeellikeapartofDrogheda."

           "BobisgoingtoteachyouhowtodrivethenewRolls,becauseyou’regoingtohavetobetheonetogointoGillytothebankandseeHarry.Besides,itwilldoyougoodtoknowyoucandriveanywhereyouwantwithoutdependingononeofusbeingaround.We’retooisolatedouthere.