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Kate has many doubts about her uncle and her new position, which makes her downhearted. Her mother tries to cheer her by mentioning cases she has heard of where a milliner started with nothing, became prosperous, and contracted a successful marriage. Miss La Creevy expresses her doubts, but Mrs. Nickleby finds optimistic rebuttals.
Miss La Creevy mentions she painted some milliners once, and it was an unhealthy occupation that left workers pale and sickly. Mrs. Nickleby counters that a girl she hired to make her a cloak had a face full of color. The landlady retorts she probably was a drunk. Miss La Creevy t
