A Safe Harbour
“Do you like it?’ Alice Willis looked at Kate anxiously. The shopkeeper’s greying hair was escaping from her usual neat bun and she looked tired. Kate’s mother had followed them upstairs and stood beside, Alice smiling encouragingly. ‘A room of your own, eh, Kate?’ Nan said. Kate looked at the concerned faces of the two kindly women and managed a smile. ‘It’s at the back of the house,’ the shopkeeper said, ‘so it’s quiet – although I admit there’s not much of a view, only the back lane and the... yards.’ Kate looked round the room, which was furnished with solid old furniture. The curtain rails were set so that the curtains almost covered the narrow window even when they were open. Perhaps this was deliberate in order to obscure the view of the roofs of the coal houses and the privies. On the surface everything was clean and tidy, but the lavender bag hanging from the brass bedrail did little to dispel the faint smell of ancient damp. Alice had seen the direction of her glance.MoreLess
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