'You know, there was no need for you to wait: you could 'ave left 'em 'ere and gone on to your job.' He sat down at his desk and looked carelessly at the drawing that Owen handed to him.

It was on a sheet of paper about twenty-four by eighteen inches.

The design was drawn with pencil and one half of it was coloured.
'That's for the ceiling,' said Owen.

'I hadn't time to colour all of it.' With an affectation of indifference, Rushton laid the drawing down and took the other which Owen handed to him.
'This is for the large wall.

The same design would be adapted for the other walls; and this one shows the door and the panels under the window.' Rushton expressed no opinion about the merits of the drawings.