On the table and the mantel stood big bowls of lovely fresh flowers.

Linda was quite certain that anyone entering the room for the first time would have felt it completely furnished, and she doubted if even Marian would notice the missing pieces.

Cheered in her heart, she ran up to the billiard room, and there again Katy had preceded her.

The windows were shining.

The walls and floor had been cleaned.
Everything was in readiness for the new furniture.