She Needed Money
"Please Neil, I need a job and badly," she begged, "the rents overdue and the kids need new clothes." "Alice, Alice," I soothed, "how much do you need, you know I always help you." "No, no, you've been too kind as it is and I can never repay you the money you've already lent me," she said, "no, I need a job." "You know I'm the last person you should asked for a job," I explained, "you need a nice job like in an office." "No I need a job that I can do," she persisted,...