Endless road

'In such places as these a woman is only a poor drudge muddling among an infinity of jobs. She may keep up her spirits, but she cannot keep up her standards of cleanliness and tidiness.

There is always something to be done, and no conveniences and almost literally not room to turn round.

No sooner have you washed one child's face than another's is dirty; before you have washed the crocks from one meal the next is due to be cooked.' - George Orwell