Drawers were left open, as if to exhibit their emptiness, but in other respects the room looked tidy enough.

Neatness and order came by no means naturally to Miss Derrick, and Emmeline did not know what pains the girl had taken, ever since her arrival, to live in conformity with the habits of a 'nice' household.
Louise, meanwhile, had gone to the railway station, intending to take a ticket for Victoria.

But half an hour must elapse before the arrival of a train, and she walked about in an irresolute mood.

For one thing, she felt hungry; at Sutton her appetite had been keen, and meal-times were always welcome.

She entered the refreshment room, and with inward murmurs made a repast which reminded her of the excellent luncheon she might now have been enjoying.