Then she went to the washing stand to find that there was cold water in a china ewer as he said, but there was a layer of dust on top of it and she knew that it had not been renewed for some time.
There was also dust on the floor and on the dressing table and she thought that it was quite obvious that there was no Lady in the house to supervise the servants.
She supposed in consequence that in their Master’s absence they had grown very slack.
She took off her bonnet, tidied her hair, retied the blue ribbons on either side of her head and thought that she looked a nice simple schoolgirl.
But she was certain that Captain Daltry, intent on impressing his guest, would pay little if any attention to her.
This proved to be the truth and, as they sat at a large table in the dining room, Ilit
