That the money Ada brought him was melting away with the candles I used to see burning after dark in Mr. Vholes's office I knew very well. It was not a large amount in the beginning, he had married in debt, and I could not fail to understand, by this time, what was meant by Mr. Vholes's shoulder being at the wheel--as I still heard it was. My dear made the best of housekeepers and tried hard to save, but I knew that they were getting poorer and poorer every day.

I knew that the money Ada brought him was melting away. It was not a large amount in the beginning; he had married in debt, and I heard that Mr. Vholes's shoulder was still at the wheel. My dear made the best of housekeepers and tried hard to save, but they were getting poorer every day.
