It is a great disadvantage to be too large for one's surroundings." The parlour was as much changed as the bedroom.
The round table with the red-and-green cover that filled up the middle of the room had been banished and a small card-table stood against the wall ready to be brought out for meals.

A Persian carpet covered the linoleum and two comfortable wicker-chairs filled with cushions stood by the fireside.

The sideboard had been converted into a stand for books and flowers.

The blue vases had gone from the mantelshelf and two tall candlesticks and a strip of embroidery took their place.

A writing-table stood in the window, from which the hard muslin curtains had been removed; there were flowers wherever a place could be found for them, and new books and papers lay about.
Jean sank into a chair with a book, but Pamela produced some visiting-cards and read aloud: "MRS.