For the Major: A Novelette. Woolson Constance Fenimore

whitewashed walls. Madam Carroll took in the whole – the listless attitude, the forgotten mantle, the open blinds, the nearest chair. She drew the blinds together, making a cool, green shade in place of the white light; then she took the bonnet and mantle from the girl's passive hand, folded the mantle, and placed the two carefully in the closet where they belonged.

      "I can do that. You must not give yourself trouble about my things, mamma," Sara said.