Presently it occurred to her that perhaps there might be some holes in the linen of her host which would be the better for her mending.

A brief examination of his wardrobe showed her that her surmise was accurate: there was at least a month's hard mending to be done before that wardrobe would contain garments really worthy of the name of underclothing.

She decided to begin by darning his socks, for she chanced to have some black darning wool in her workbox.

She brought three pairs of them into the studio, and began to darn.

Nature had been generous, even lavish, to Hilary Vance in the matter of feet; and his socks were enormous.