Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw (1)....anything.... away. “You never know when you might need it” was one of her favorite sayings. She lived (2) ...............by....................... herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us. Although I never went to her house, I knew it was (3)....full....... of antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was (4) ...............like...................... an art gallery. I remember my father (5) ........................saying .............. that she was a “ Staffordshire Darby” but I had (6) .............no......................... idea what he meant. I (7) ......................found................ out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coal-mining in Staffordshire. We used to make (8).....up....... stories about her. My sister Alice, who was a romantic girl, (9)....told....... us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) .............never......................... saw him again.
