One of them, very tall and erect, was dressed in a dark coat and skirt, reasonably short, a small black toque, and brown boots and leggings.

The close-fitting coat showed a shapely but quite substantial figure.

She carried a stick, and walked with a peculiarly rapid and certain step.

The young girl beside her seemed by comparison a child.

She wore a white dress, in keeping with the warm September day, and with it a dark blue sports coat, and a shady hat.