As I sit writing in my study I can hear our Jane bumping her way downstairs with a brush and dust-pan. She used in the old days to sing hymn tunes or the British national song for the time being to...

As I sit writing in my study I can hear our Jane bumping her way downstairs with a brush and dust-pan. She used in the old days to sing hymn tunes or the British national song for the time being to these instruments but latterly she has been silent and even careful over her work.