Juffrouw Smit shrugged. ‘A very small apartment; he is but a clerk.’
Daisy peered over the balcony balustrade. There were iron railings separating the flat from the garden; it seemed hard on its occupant.
It was obvious that Juffrouw Smit was preparing another speech in her very basic English. ‘The cook and the serving maid wait in the kitchen.’
She led the way through two handsome reception-rooms, a small sitting-room and down a short passage and opened a door.
The kitchen was a good size and, as far as Daisy could see at a glance, well equipped. There were two women there, stoutly built and well past their first youth, with pleasant round faces and white aprons over dark dresses. They smiled and nodded, shook hands and said, ‘Welcome,’ several times. The elder of them pointed to herself. ‘Mien,’ she said and then pointed to her companion and said, ‘Corrie—we speak English a little and understand.’
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