"Mrs.Jones has taken her departure, I perceive." Mrs.Gum was as good as her word, and went in with dire trepidation.
Calne's sentiments, on the whole, resembled Mrs.Jones's, and the woman was blamed for her yielding nature.

But she contrived, with the help of Mr.Hillary's skill, to bring the man through the fever; and it was very singular that no other person out of the Rectory took it.
The last one to take it at the Rectory was Mrs.Ashton.Of the three servants who had it, one had died; the other two recovered.

Mrs.Ashton did not take it until the rest were well, and she had it lightly.

Anne nursed her and would do so; and it was an additional reason for prolonging the veto against Lord Hartledon.
One morning in December, Val, in passing down the road, saw the Rectory turned, as he called it, inside out.

Every window was thrown open; curtains were taken down; altogether there seemed to be a comprehensive cleaning going on.