James came in behind them and flicked a switch. To Tilly's amazement, an electric light came on. The room looked just the way she had imagined it ought to. All the old furniture and farm tools had been taken out. The floorboards and beams had been stained and varnished. The walls had been re-plastered and painted in off-white. There were red velvet curtains at the window and bright rugs on the floor. The lovely old fireplace had been cleaned out and the fire basket done with blacking. An old-fashioned three piece suite, square and chunky and overstuffed, stood in front of the fireplace. There were pictures of landscapes hung in heavy wooden frames decorating the walls.
Johnny set her back on her feet. "Do you like it?"
Tilly gazed around the room and thought of all the work that had gone
