He also succeeded, with soap and water, in removing a stain from his collar.

It was still a decent collar; not immaculate, perhaps, but entirely possible.
This day he took eggs with his breakfast, intending to wheedle his appetite with a lighter second meal than it had demanded the day before.
He must see if this would not average better on the day's overhead.
After breakfast he was irresistibly drawn to view the moving picture of his old home being dismantled.

He knew now that he might stand brazenly there without possible criticism.

He found Jimmy and a companion property-boy already busy.

Much of the furniture was outside to be carted away.