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There was no place where they could bathe; the whole of the

river-bank was trampled by the cattle and open to the road; even

walks were impossible, for the cattle strayed into the garden

through a gap in the hedge, and there was one terrible bull, who

bellowed, and therefore might be expected to gore somebody. There

were no proper cupboards for their clothes; what cupboards there

were either would not close at all, or burst open whenever anyone

passed by them. There were no pots and pans; there was no copper

in the washhouse, nor even an ironing-board in the maids' room.