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Mrs. Poulter, the senior in residence of the five, was the widow of a retired pay master in the Navy. She was between fifty and Sixty, a big, portly woman. After her husband was pensioned She lived in South sea. As he belonged to the Civilian branch, Mrs. Poulter had to fight undauntedly in order to maintain a calling acquaintance with the wives of executive officers, and in fact the highest She had on her list was a commander's lady. When Paymaster Poulter died, and his pension ceased, She gave up the struggle. She had no children, and moved to Brighton with an annuity of £150 a year derived from her husband's insurance of £2000, and a life interest in some property left by her mother.

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