Book 2

, chap. x.]

[Illustration: THERE IS A CURTAIN, MORE DIRT-COLOURED THAN RED, WHICH DIVIDES IT, AND THE PART BEHIND THE CURTAIN MAKES THE PRIVATE SITTING-ROOM. WHEN I FIRST SAW HER THERE SHE WAS ALONE, AND HER WORK HAD FALLEN OUT OF HER HAND, AND SHE WAS LOOKING UP AT THE SKY SHINING THROUGH THE TOPS OF THE WINDOWS--