Nobody sat there as a rule, so she did not give it very much attention.

She flicked the duster over the monument, hastily swept the floor in front, and was just about to turn away, having done her duty, when she caught sight of something under the seat of a pew.

She put her hand to her heart, and turned as white as her own best linen apron.

She divined instantly what it must be.

With great presence of mind she stole softly away on tip-toe.