That was life for her.

She had been like a fish out of water ever since she left it.

She thought with singular bitterness of Jonah's attempts to introduce her to the wives of the men he met in business, women who knew not Cardigan Street, and annoyed her by staring at her hands, and talking of their troubles with servants till they made her sick.
Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by Jonah.

He turned in his sleep and pushed the sheet from his face, but a loud scrunch from Ada's jaw woke him completely.

He tugged at the pillow and his hand fell on the tin of sticky lollies.
"Bah!" he cried in disgust, and rubbed his fingers on the sheet.