from previous--

--she  got  down  from the  dark  dirty  narrow  tight  stairs  of  her  office  leading  to  the  lane  equally  tight  narrow  and  dusty  in the  dusky  darkness, the  lane  was  full of  water  , she  looked  up at  the  sky  , perhaps  it had  rained when she  was  up  there  in her  office  attending  the  meeting  with the  invited  teachers, all day  was  spent  in noisy  speeches  and  senseless  discussions, she  looked  at  the  office  board newly  painted  still fresh  displaying   education officer   that  she  was, she  usually  by  four  was  free  but  meetings  with teachers  and  then file  work   consumed  a  couple  of  more  hours,  winters  in december  is  late  morning  light  and  early   nightfall, in between less  working  light