Summary

After a time, Miss Leeson becomes unable to find work, receiving rejections during the day and bringing home no papers to copy at night. One day, she comes home after having eaten no dinner and fat Mr. Hoover asks her to marry him. She evades him, and when he tries to grab her hand she slaps him. She collapses on her bed, exhausted, and says goodbye to Billy Jackson, the star that had brought her joy.

The next morning, Clara the maid finds Miss Leeson’s door locked at 10AM, and the group forces it open. When they are unable to rouse Miss Leeson, they call an ambulance. A handsome young doctor arrives and rescues Miss Leeson, carrying her downstairs and rebuking Mrs. Parker as he leaves. In the paper the next morning, a bulletin states that Miss Leeson will recover, according to...