You find me busy attending to household matters.

My father is still in bed, and I am taking advantage of the fact to arrange his little corner.

The doctor said he must not be put near the fire, so I have made a place for him here; he enjoys it immensely, and I arranged this nook to protect him from draughts." And she showed him how she had put the big easy chair, padded with cushions, in the bright sunlight which streamed through the window, and shielded by the screens, one on each side.

She noticed that Julien was examining, with some curiosity, the uncouth pictures from Epinal, with which the screens were covered.
"This," she explained, "is my own invention.

My father is a little weak in the head, but he understands a good many things, although he can not talk about them.