Sighing happily, she slipped her arms into her old dressing-gown and made her way down the stairs, finding Dot at work in the kitchen.‘Where’s the privy?’ She’d used a chamber pot the previous night, too tired to do more than fall into bed.‘There’s an indoor bathroom, miss. At the end of your corridor. I showed you last night.’Pandora laughed. ‘I’d forgotten. Everything seemed to pass in a blur. Sorry.’‘Mr Blake had the bathroom installed just after I started work here. It’s very modern. Hot water comes out of the right-hand tap if you run off the cold first. Miss Blair lets me have a bath in there every week, but Mrs Blake wouldn’t let me go near it except to clean.’ She sighed blissfully at the thought.‘Is there enough hot water for me to have a bath now?’Dot nodded and smiled at the stove. ‘Plenty, miss. I’ve only to get the fire burning up to heat more afterwards. This house has all the modern conveniences you can think of. It’s a pleasure to work here . . .
