Now she thought about it, she realised, as far as she was aware, that there had been no family relations at all in the Church.
However, there had been quite a number of people and it was impossible for her to be certain of who they all were, as she supposed that the Deacon or someone who had been at the door would have told any relatives to join her in the family pew.
But she had been alone during the Service and then, when the coffin had been carried to the family vault, she had gone with it.
With the sole exception of the Parson and the men carrying the coffin, there had been no one else.
‘One cannot blame them,’ she thought, ‘because the weather was so bad.’
At the same time she was sure that her father would have been deeply hurt at the lack of interest his relatives were showing
