She was an elderly, quiet-eyed woman, and had served more than one generation of young people with their teas.
They returned home by train.

Joan insisted on travelling third class, and selected a compartment containing a stout woman and two children.
Arthur had to be at the works.

An important contract had got behindhand and they were working overtime.

She and her father dined alone.

He made her fulfil her promise to talk about herself, and she told him all she thought would interest him.