Boy crossed the loft, entered her room, and closed the door.
She glanced out of the window.
Joses was crossing the Paddock Close toward the cottage where he lodged.
She watched him closely.
He was going to try it on. She was sure of it.
Then she would try it on him; and she would show no mercy.
She looked at herself in the glass, and smiled at what she saw.
Mr. Silver's affront still clouded her face, and the thought of Joses struck from the cloud a flash of lightning.
Suddenly an idea came to her. Her eyes sparkled, and she laughed merrily.
She let down her hair.