One can't interfere in these domestic matters." "But it seems dreadful that we who employ her should be able to do nothing for her.

Don't you think so, B. ?" "I suppose we could do something for her if we wanted to badly enough." Bianca's voice, which had the self-distrustful ring of modern music, suited her personality.
A glance passed between Stephen and his wife.
"That's B.all over!" it seemed to say....
"Hound Street, where they live, is a horrid place." It was Thyme who spoke, and everybody looked round at her.
"How do you know that ?" asked Cecilia.
"I went to see." "With whom ?" "Martin." The lips of the young man whose name she mentioned curled sarcastically.
Hilary asked gently: "Well, my dear, what did you see ?" "Most of the doors are open---" Bianca murmured: "That doesn't tell us much." "On the contrary," said Martin suddenly, in a deep bass voice, "it tells you everything.

Go on." "The Hughs live on the top floor at No.1.

It's the best house in the street.

On the ground-floor are some people called Budgen; he's a labourer, and she's lame.