Chapter XIV

The first week in the new little shop went by like a fairy story to Linda. She had never dreamed that such things could be; she had never realised that there was such great kindness in the world as that which was shown to her by the Black Prince and Mrs. Johnson. Her slightest wish was gratified; she lived like a princess in the little flat above the shop. Mrs. Johnson had tactfully suggested a change in her hairdressing, and guided her choice in clothes. Sometimes Linda looked at herself in the mirror, and could n…