29/34 It was good and solid but undusted and the upholstery was faded. The general appearance was higgledy-piggledy--hand to mouth domesticity mixed up with the work by which the young man earned, or tried to earn, his living. No signs of a woman's neatness and touches of decoration could be seen. After all it was only he who was of real interest. She noticed the difficulty he had in lifting a big folio from the chair. |