Oh-! I never meant to imply taking you on as a servant or anything! [That would be... weird. And she doesn't even have the money anyway.]

But... if you don't mind, I would greatly appreciate any help. I'm not sure how much money I would be able to spare outside of what it takes to maintain the house, but I'll try to do what I can to pay you back for it. And if you ever wish to use any of the facilities in the building, you are free to it.