They were so tight they gaped open at the wrist.
Her hands looked quite disfigured.

I wondered that so sensible a woman should buy gloves at least two sizes too small for her.

I think she was ashamed of them herself, for she tried to hide them after she saw me looking." "This was in the cab ?" "Yes." "Where you didn't speak a word ?" "Not a word." "Though she seemed so very much cut up ?" "No, she didn't seem cut up; only tired." "How tired ?" "She sat with her head pressed against the side of the cab." "And a little turned away ?" "Yes." "As if she shrank from you ?" "A little so." "Did she brighten when the carriage stopped ?" "She started upright." "Did you help her out ?" "No, I had promised not to touch her." "She jumped out after you ?" "Yes." "And never spoke ?" "Not a word." Gerridge opened the door, motioned for the manager to follow, and, once in the hall, remarked to that gentleman: "I should like to see the boy who took her bag and was with them when she slipped away.".