A table, smaller than the rest, but arranged with scrupulous neatness, stood at one side of the room, with a typewriter upon it, certain books, and a rack for stationery.

A folded duster lay at one corner.

Pens, pencils, a box of clips, and a gum-pot stood where a careful hand had placed them.

And at a corner corresponding to the duster was a small vase of flowers--autumnal roses--the only flowers in the room.
But the various untidy accumulations, most of which seemed to be of old standing, had been evidently just added to by some recent arrivals.

Four large packing-cases, newly opened, took up much of what free space was left on the floor.