I was delighted too, that my adventures had even found a place in a corner of the city newspaper. But I had yet another and better reason for trying in every way to improve my position . I was married , as I have said , and to one born in a rank of life above my own . Cheerfully and smilingly had Lucy faced being poor , but still I very much wanted to be able to provide her with the comforts that had surrounded her in her youth . It was mostly for her sake that I wished to rise in my profession