To her relief he did stop, although that now meant she had to actually do something. "I don't want to make things any harder for you. I'll do my best to be more frugal. Let's not be at odds with one another, hmm?" Even if they were of differing opinions regarding how dire the finances really were, Audra didn't think it was unwise to be careful with spending even if she did believe it was inevitable that their fortunes would soon improve. That said she wouldn't see her daughters' prospects unnecessarily damaged now. Ford was a man and gentlemen had the luxury of only growing more eligible as they grew older while the opposite held true for ladies. If they didn't make a good first impression upon society it would alter the course of their adult lives.
