But the irritation induced by Clem's triumph quickly passed in reflection on Sidney's mode of leave-taking.

That had not at all annoyed her, but it had made her thoughtful.

She lit the candle.

Its light disclosed a room much barer than the other one.

There was one bed, in which Amy and Annie lay (Clara had to share it with them), and a mattress placed on the floor, where reposed little Tom; a low chest of drawers with a very small looking-glass upon it, a washstand, a few boxes.