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So she calmly sat down by the window and folded her hands , while the elderly maid fumed with the uncertainty of what she ought to do . And in a few moments the men appeared , and smilingly seemed to understand the gestures and English orders of Martha to take the trunks to the door of Madam Ebley , number 325 , round the corner of the passage and on the opposite side . They nodded their heads wisely and carried the box out , shutting the door after them , and then there was silence for a while ; and Stella half-dozed in her chair , it was so warm and peaceful by the window and she had had so little sleep in the night . An hour passed , and at four o'clock the Aunt Caroline appeared . Her face was grim . Had Stella been an outcast in deed and word she could not have looked more disdainful . `` You must come down with me now , Stella , '' she said , `` we are ready to go to the station .